Thunderbird Magazine, Winter 1987-1988

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American Graduate School of International Management Winter 1987-88
,
It's official: Thunderbird is
ranked the number one inter­national
business master's
degree in the United States,
according to an article in the
fall 1987 issue of the Journal of
International Business Studies.
The study, done by Lee C.
Nehrt, retired Owens-Illinois
Professor ofInternational Busi­ness,
Ohio State University,
used 18 criteria to rank the inter­national
programs in U.S. busi­ness
schools. The author sur­veyed
52 colleges of business
known to have good programs
in international business.
Responses were received from
42 of the schools.
Criteria in which
Thunderbird ranked number
one included:
• Number of international busi­ness
majors graduating.
• Number of international busi­ness
courses.
• Use of computerized interna­tional
business games.
• Number of international non­business
courses required.
• Use of international business
executives as guest speakers.
• Number of full-time faculty
who taught international
business courses during the
previous three years.
Thunderbird also ranked
high in the following criteria:
• Amount of foreign language
required.
• Special international business
programs available to interna­tional
business majors.
• Percentage of faculty with for­eign
language competence.
Other criteria related to
GMi\[ scores, student experience!
age, faculty doctorate major,
faculty international work and
teaching experience, books and
articles published, and size of
doctoral program.
The author reports that seven
schools often mentioned as
having strong international
programs do not have an inter­national
business major or
concentration available to their
master's students. Those are
Berkeley, Harvard, Illinois,
Michigan, North Carolina,
Stanford, and UCLA. 'They do,
of course, offer an MBA and
they do have international
business courses available as
electives," reported Nehrt .
Dartmouth, Kent State, Ohio
University, Oregon, and Tulane,
were also found not to have an
international business major at
the master's level.
Thunderbird currently has School also offers eight languages:
70 full-time faculty. In addition, Arabic, Chinese, French,
more than 90 international German, Japanese, Portuguese,
business executives visited cam- Spanish, and English as a
pus in the past year as guest Second Language.
lecturers. Thunderbird has an enroll-
Course offerings include 51 mem of 1,073 students, 25 per­graduate
international studies cent of which are foreign
courses, and 45 graduate inter- students. The average age is 27.
national business courses. The
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The 18 criteria cited in the
Journal of International Busi­ness
Studies article were com­bined
into an overall ranking
by assigning a weight of 5 for
first rank, 4 for second, etc.
The following table shows the
sum of the individual scores
for the top 14 schools in the
survey:
Sum of
Rank School Individual Scores
1 Thunderbird 41
2 University of South Carolina 36
3 George Washington University 19
4 New York University 17
5 Hawaii 13
6 City University of New York 12
6 Georgetown 12
6 New Mexico 12
9 Georgia State 10
9 Indiana 10
9 MIT 10
12 American 9
13 Monterey 8
14 Brigham Young 7
14 Texas-Dallas 7
CONTENTS
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Internships
Thunderbirds work for
the corporate world
8
Campus News
13
Thunderbird Network
16
Updates
Thunderbird Magazine
Winter 1987-88
Quarterly magazine of
the Alumni Relations
Office of the American
Graduate School of
International Management
Thunderbird Carrlpus,
Glendale, AZ. 85306
(602}978-7135
TELEX 187123
American Graduate Thunderbird Alumni
School of International AssociatIon 1987-88
~omfl1lJl1icatiQn Board of DIrectors
and Editor: Chairman of the Board
Nelda S. Crowe" Stephen E Hall '69
Managing Editor and Wri1er: President
Carol A Naftzger William M. johnson. Jr. '60
Communication Secre1aries' VICe President
Joann Toole . Peggy A Peckham 74
jeanne Tumer Treasurer
Contributing Writer:
Dorothy Tegeler
Nelda S. CrO'lVeIl
Photography:
Norman G. CrO'lVeIi
Linda Enger Photography
Bob Rink
Kent Sievers Photography
Design:
Pat Kenny Graphic Design
Director of Alumni
Relations and Publisher:
Bobbie M. Boyd
Alumni Relations Staff:
Catherine Snelling
Executive Secretaryl
Office Manager
Donna Cleland
Data Base Administrator
lvoneWel\s
Secretaryl Assistant
Pearl L. Anderson
Records Assistant
Darleen Moller
Receptionist
Douglas R. Queltand 72
Secretary
Bobbie M. Boyd
Past President
Charles M. Stockholm '56
Ex Officio Members
William C. Tumer
William Voris
Board Members
Eric A Denniston '80
Jack E. Donnelly '60
John A Florida '62
Robert G. Lees 77
Scotty McNutt '88
Larry K Mellinger '68
Gary L. Pacific 72
Thomas A. Peterson 77
Mariya A. Toohey 78
jeri R Towner
Denniston 78
Roger N. Voegele 78
Daniel D. Witcher 'SO
Clarence H. Yahn, jr. '62
Honorary Board Members
Joseph M. Klein '47
Berger Erickson '86
On the Cover: Faith
Massingale, vice president.
asset fTOUP product manage,
Citibank. looks on as intern
Stuart Hinson worl:s on a
marketing project
Students trade the classroom for a taste
What do a mechanical engineer and
an exploration geologist have in com­mon?
Answer: Thunderbird intern­ships.
Both are students who have spent
the past semester broadening their
knowledge and exploring new careers
through the Thunderbird Graduate
Management Internship.
• As interns, students receive three
semester hours of credit while working
on an actual job. The participating
employer must provide a preplanned,
profeSSional work assignment relating
to the student'S academic objectives and
career interests. Learning objectives are
clearly defined. Students are required
to keep in touch with the program direc­tor,
file interim reports, and submit a
final paper showing how the work expe­rience
is integrated with the academic
objectives.
Students may enroll for either a full­time
internship, in which they forego
other classroom work for the entire
semester to take the internship or they
may participate in a "parallel" intern­ship
in which they go to class part time
and work part time.
D. R. Belisle, assistant vice president
and director of employer relations,
began the internship program in 1983.
He describes it as a "wiri-win situa­tion."
All of the interns benefit by real­izing
growth and maturity. For the
younger student, it's also an opportu­nity
to experience work in the outside
world; for the older student, it provides
a taste of a new career.
The employer benefits from student
talent and skills on special projects that
might be deferred due to lack of man­power,
time, or budget. The firm also
has the opportunity to determine a stu­dent's
career potential without making
a long-term commitment.
To hold an internship, a student must
"In today's world,
you need a global idea of
what is going on. You need
to know if the dollar
rises and the mark declines
what the effect will be."
THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE
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- Terrence Crowley, Intern
Honeywell
of the corporate world
<III (I-r) Dan Rhodes, Phoenix City Mayor
Terry Goddard, and Chief of Protocol
Doug Wilson, with a model of a 16th
century Japanese castle located in
Phoenix's sister city, Himeji.
....
Sheryl Mauk, fall intern with First
Interstate Bank Arizona, shown with
her supervisor, Larry Upton, vice
president and department head,
credit development
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have completed two semesters at Thun­derbird
and meet criteria that ensure
the student has an academic background
to permit benefit from the experience
and will contribute to the participating
organization. Internships are offered
through both the World Business and
International Studies departments.
THE INTERVIEW
Once a student qualifies, the process
for securing a position is the same as
seeking full-time employment. The
value lies in going through the process.
Evie Gashler, a summer intern with
Zenith Corporation, Chihuahua,
Mexico, says, "Interviewing for the •
internship was harder than for a career."
She had interviews with both the cor­porate
recruiter and controller.
Sheryl Mauk obtained a fall intern­ship
with First Interstate Bank of Ari­zona
N.A. She only had one interview
with Tbird Karr McCurdy '86, a
national account representative with
First Interstate. Mauk says, "He was
impressed because I was the only one
who had done background research on
the bank."
David Picutta and Cynthia Gebhardt
both secured "parallel" internships with
the Arizona office of the U. S. Depart­ment
of Commerce, in which they work
part time while also taking other courses
on campus. Their major project was to
develop a questionnaire to determine
interests and needs of the business com­munity
the Department of Commerce
can address.
Gebhardt came to Thunderbird
directly from undergraduate school and
decided on an internship to gain work
experience. She says, "The project was
good. The day-to-day things have been
most helpful in improving my effective
utilization of information."
SUPERVISORY SUPPORT
Picutta is looking toward import!
export after graduation and thought his
internship related well in this field. In
addition to the questionnaire, he
worked on a market profile of Korea
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that will be used as a tool for local
exporters going into that area. Picutta
says the work reinforced his interest in
international trade along with giving
him practical experience in computer
skills and Database III exposure. James
FergusoI1, Director of International
Trade, is very supportive of the intern
program and the School. Currently, the
commerce department employs four
graduates as trade specialists: Julie
Chaffin '85, Latin America/Caribbean
Area; Dan Bjerk '82, Europe/Middle
East/Africa; Sharon Chou '86, Asia; and
Deborah Heathcotte '83, director, state
of Arizona Trade Office, Asia/Pacific
region .
Dan Rhodes spent his part-time
internship with the newly formed Phoe­nix
Office of Protocol and the Sister
Cities Commission. Rhodes, who came
to Thunderbird after working as a petro­leum
exploration geologist, wanted to
develop interpersonal skills in execut­ing
and initiating ideas. Describing his
work under Chief of Protocol Doug
Wilson, Rhodes says, "In three days, 1
dealt with the Thiwanese trade delega­tion
looking at the Phoenix electronics
industry; arranged for bankers to spon­sor
an Oriental dinner for the delega­tion;
showed hospitality to 40 French
delegates touring the valley'S transpor­tation
industry; and officially greeted
dignitaries from the Federal Republic
of Germany in town for the opening of
Arizona State University's Atlantic
Studies Center."
Rhodes is also involved inJapan
Week, a series of business, cultural, and
sporting events being put together by
the protocol office and designed to
increase investment and trade from
Japan to Phoenix. In summing up,
Rhodes says, "1 see the results of my
efforts being measured by the constant
praise/critique of Doug Wilson. It is
also possible to see the results of my
work through the appreciation of the
guests of the city."
"Everyone thinks of an
international career as
glamorous. The internship
gave me a realistic
idea of an international
career-not glamorous,
just hard work ...
The challenge makes up
for the personal sacrifice."
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- Evie Gashler, Intern,
Zenith Corporation
~ (I-r) Richard W Skow; director, inter­national
marketing, Honeywell Inc.,
with intern Terrence Crowley.
T Citicorp is the number one employer
ofT'bird graduates, with 180 alumni
working for Citicorp and its subsidi­aries
worldwide. Pictured (I-r) are
Citibank intern Stuart Hinson; Jeff
Smith '82, product manager, shelter
products; and Faith Massingale,
vice president, asset group product
manager.
.... (I-r) Attending a meeting at First
RepublicBank Dallas are Dell Spence
74, senior vice president and man­ager,
Latin America; Tim Houlahan,
assistant vice president in charge of
loan sales; Eric Vetter; Cindy
Sundermann, assistant vice presi­dent,
Mexican banking sector;
Pamela Abbott, administrative assis­tant
for Mexico; Curtis Anderson
'85, banking officer in charge of
Argentina and Chile, and the first
T'bird intern at RepublicBank; Hec­tor
Retta, vice president and man­ager,
Mexico and Central America;
Ed Ramirez '85, vice president,
Andean and Caribbean; Colman
Dirhan 70, vice president and man­ager,
South America; Bruce Brogan,
banking officer, Brazil; and Nancy
Pearson, vice president in charge of
private sector Mexican credits.
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NEW EXPERIENCES
COincidentally, the percentage of
foreign nationals participating in the
internship program is the same as the
percentage enrolled at Thunderbird.
Koji Hosokawa spent the fall semester
at C. H. Masland and Sons in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. He explored the program
because he wished to expose himself to
the American style of management and
get to know the different management
methods. His employment was with
AMTEX, a joint venture between
Masland and aJapanese company where
he assisted in the marketing department.
Stuart Hinson, a fall intern with
Citibank Arizona, had been in field •
sales, but had never planned programs
from the ground up. He is looking
toward a career in marketing with a
consumer-oriented company and con­sidered
Citibank a perfect fit. Bank mar­keting
is a relatively new field , and
competition is fierce.
Hinson was involved with a cross­sell
program offering mortgage custom­ers
a package of other Ci~ibank products
at a lower interest rate to capture more
of the financial services market.
Research showed that 75 percent of the
customers have only one relationship
with a bank.
Hinson found the internship valua­ble
in "leveraging my strengths and
working on weaknesses." After work­ing
independently in outside sales, he
was able to "work through and with a
lot of people at Citibank to make things
happen and get things done."
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
Gregory Jensen spent the fall with
NCR in Dayton, Ohio. He enjoyed the
opportunity to work for a company with
international operations worldwide.
Jensen says his work was right on line
with what he learned in corporate
finance classes and financial manage­ment
- applying the material into real
life situations and seeing how it fits into
the real world corporate structure.
Terrence Crowley has a degree in
mechanical engineering and stories of
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work on a cattle ranch in Australia and
an offshore drilling rig in the Straits of
Magellan to make money to come to
Thunderbird. He pursued an intern­ship
because he wanted to see how
technology was progressing in the
industrial automation field.
"Honeywell was definitely a good fit
from the beginning," he says. The prod­uct
he worked with was the TDC 2000
which automates the production proc­ess
for different manufacturing fields.
Honeywell's international subsidiaries
need to be equipped with market data
and this is what Crowley worked on.
He found it to be a practical extension
of his class work. "It allows you to
employ concepts fresh in your mind
and make suggestions as alternatives
for the way things are presently done in
the office environment."
Crowley is interested in a career of
introducing technology into business
decision making. He says, "In today's
world, you need a global idea of what is
going on. You need to know if the dollar
rises and the mark declines what the
effect will be. Chart not only past his­tory,
but predict the future as well."
With little technical background but
strong German language skills, Bjorn
Kirchdorfer interned with Mobay in
Pittsburgh over the summer. Mobay, a
subsidiary of Bayer U.S.A., Inc. owned
by Bayer AG Germany, deals in bulk
chemicals and commodities. Kirchdorfer
worked on market research to deter­mine
supply and demand for hydro­chloric
acid in abundance as a byproduct,
and economic factors and demand for
colored roof tiles and concrete block as
a use for iron oxide pigments. These
projects allowed him to pick up some
chemistry as well as use statistics and
graphs in practical applications. It also
allowed him to focus on industrial mar­keting
as a possible career.
MORE BENEFITS
From both an educational and career
standpoint, interns are enthusiastic
about the experience. Karen Buck
interned in Arizona U. S. Senator John
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Since 1866
<l1li (I-r) Shohei Yoneda, a C. H. Masland
employee, with intern Koji Hosokawa.
Koji says the Thunderbird internship
program is a great opportunity for
students.
(I-r) Katrin Waples and Bjorn
Kirchdorfer at Mobay corporate
headquarters. Susan A. McDougall,
business analyst, Mobay. writes, "The
program seems to be a positive
experience for both the interns and
<l1li Mobay."
T Karen Buck and retired foreign serv­ice
officer Joseph Kemper discuss a
case in Senator John McCain's office.
McCain's office. Her work focused on
international cases ranging from refu­gees
seeking political asylum to
answering questions for foreign nation­als.
Buck says, "Educationally, I wanted
something different than learning from
a book. The job motivated me to learn
more about current events. Issues came
alive. I learned what a senator can do
for his constituents and how to get
through the bureaucracy."
Crowley sees his Honeywell intern­ship
as a two-way bonus: "The company
has your contributions. You increase
your knowledge base using the com­pany
library, software, and contacts
in society."
Eric Vetter, an intern with First
RepublicBank, Dallas, entered the
internship program because his work
experience was weak. He says Republic­Bank
has given him "a head start over
anyone else coming in. I know what
lending officers are looking for, and
further down the road, what to look for
myself when I am a lending officer."
Julie DeVoto worked on reconcilia­tion
of cost centers for Zenith Electron­ics
in McAllen, Texas, and Reynoso,
Mexico. She says, "I feel a night and day
difference from before and after my
internship. It helped me focus objec­tives.
Realizing that your word is impor­tant
builds self-confidence."
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LOOKING AHEAD
Two Tbirds have accepted permanent
employment with the companies they
interned with over the summer and fall
semesters. Robert Kile interned during
the summer with NCR Dayton and
has accepted a position as a corporate
consolidation financial specialist.
Evie Gashler interviewed with six
people in Chicago for her new job with
Zenith. She will be working with her
former supervisor, David Kennedy,
group controller, in Chihuahua, Mexico.
The internship program is truly a
win-win situation. The partiCipating
companies are all supportive and eager
to see the students not just succeed, but
excel in their job performances. This
positive support and latitude to develop
gives the interns an excellent learning
experience. The organizations, in turn,
have the contributions of bright, eager
students with a wealth of current knowl­edge
and; in many cases, a background
of work experience and strong organi­zational
and management skills.
Students involved in the internship
program all agree that the course should
be expanded to allow more students
the opportunity to participate. Belisle
would like to see a 20 percent growth
rate per year. This could be accom­plished
by increasing the employer base
and by those employers utilizing interns
on a continuing basis. A constant base
of employers and a consistent pattern
of growth are achievements Belisle
hopes to realize over the next few years.
By Carol A. Naftzger
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CAM PUS NEW S
HOMECOMING
AND ANEW
THUNDERBIRD
ALUMNI AsSOCIA­TIONBOARD
The 13th annual Thunderbird Invi­tational
Classic 100 Balloon Race,
Thunderbird's version of a homecom­ing
football game, kicked off on
November 13, but for the first time in
its 13-year history, the balloon events
scheduled for Saturday afternoon and
Sunday morning were canceled due to
high winds. The three-day event began
with the Hot Air Affair International
Auction and Dinner.
The next morning colorful balloons
dotted the early morning sky as
thousands of people wandered through
booths, which sold everything from
buttons to T-shirts, and sampled a
potpourri of international cuisine.
After the balloons lifted off, the
Thunderbird Alumni Association held
its second annual meeting to elect
seven people to its board of directors
for a three-year term. Jack E. Donnelly
'60,john A. Florida '62, Gary L. Pacific
'72, Peggy A. Peckham '74 and Charles
M. Stockholm '56 were re-elected. New
members elected were Clarence H.
Yahn, Jr. '62, who is also a member of
the School's board of trustees; and the
President ofThunderbird Alumni Asso­ciation
in Europe, Mariya Toohey '78.
In other action, the board estab­lished
the position of chairman and
elected Stephen Hall '69 to the newly
created position. He will focus his
attention primarily on chapter devel­opment
and fund raising. Bill Johnson
'60 was elected preSident. Joseph Klein
'47 and Berger Erickson were named
honorary board members.
In his report, Steve Hall announced
that there are now 86 chapters or
chapter-like groups located in forty
different countries. In 1980 there were
only 12.
Reunion receptions were held later
in the morning for approximately 100
alumni and their guests from the
classes of '62, '67, '77 and '82. Alumni
from as far away as Colombia, France,
and Mexico attended the festivities and
were honored that evening for the
A (I-r) Maarten Fleurke '79 with his
wife, Calene, and daughter, chat
with Ruben Meneses, Department
of Modern Languages.
distance they had traveled to attend the
alumni homecoming dinner dance.
President Voris welcomed the alumni
and introduced the newly elected
board members and officers at the
homecoming dinner. The alums enjoyed
the evening with its south of the border
flavor created by Brazilian music and a
Mexican buffet.
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T (I-r) Bill Johnson '60 was elected
president of the Thunderbird Alumni
Association and Stephen Hall '69 is
the new chairman of the board.
NEWS ON CAMPUS
Modern Languages
Dr. BarbaraJackson presented a
paper, "The lUan Playwright Ma Chih­yuan"
at the Western Conference of the
Association for Asian Studies annual
meeting in Tucson. The conference was
sponsored by the University of Arizona
and the China Council of Southern
Arizona.
Leon F Kenman presented a talk and
slide show entitled, "Cultural Barriers:
A Comparison of Business Communi­cation
in Indonesia and the United
States," at the 52nd annual convention
of the Association for Business Com­munication
held in Atlanta.
Professors Maria Pinheiro and
Marianne Freimark attended the Rocky
Mountain Modem language Associa­tion
Conference in Spokane, Washing­ton.
Professor Pinheiro chaired the
Luzo-Brazilian language and Litera­ture
session. Professor Freimark read a
paper titled, "Caroline Schlegel­Schelling:
Her Contributions to the
Romantic Era."
Bahia E Gulick has been named
chairperson on the panel, ''Theme and
Pattern in Islamic Literature" at the
1987 Middle East Studies Association
of North America annual meeting in
Baltimore.
International Studies
Dr. Dorothy Riddle has accepted an
invitation to become a founding mem­ber
of the Association For the Research
On the Service Economy, as well as a
memeber of the Scientific Advisory
Board of the organization. She was also
invited to present a paper on "Priorities
in International Cooperation for Serv­ice
Sector Development" at the North­South
Roundtable on Informatics and
Developing Countries held in Tokyo.
Professor John Frankenstein presented
a paper he co-authored with Professor
Hassan Hosseini, "Getting Ready for
East Asia: Preliminary Notes From the
Field," at the Western Conference of
the Association for Asian Studies
annual meeting at the University of
Arizona. The paper, based on research
conducted in China and Japan, dealt
with the perception of international
business people of what is needed to
prepare for an assignment in those two
countries. In addition, Dr. Frankenstein
presented a paper on personnel issues
facing firms doing business in China at
the Academy of International Business
annual meeting in Chicago, and
appeared on the panel, "Managing in
China's Changing Business Environ­ment:
Strategy Formulation and
Implementation. "
Chugoku Keizai (Chinese Economics),
a monthly trade journal published by
the Japan External Trade Research
Organization QETRO), carried an arti­cle
by Dr. Frankenstein, "Business in
China: Western and Chinese Perspec­tives,"
in its July 1987 issue. The article
originally appeared in the January
1987 issue of Euro-Asia Business Review,
published by INSEAD.
Dr. Beverly Springer presented a
paper on the human cost of the
declining coal industry in Great Britain
to the Conference of Europeanists in
Washington D. C.
World Business
Tahirih Foroughi, professor of account­ing,
presented a paper entitled, ':A,
Suggested Approach for the Teaching of
International Accounting," at the sixth
International Conference of Account­ing
Education held in Kyoto,Japan.
Dr. Robert Sherman 75, was recently
appointed to the editorial board of The
Global Development Report, published
by the World Academy of Development
and Corporations. He will principally
review articles on development finance.
Dr. John O'Connell presented a paper,
"The Use of State Property/Casualty
Commissions to Determine Tort Reform
Criteria," at the American Risk and
Insurance Association annual meeting
in Montreal. He also helped introduce
the new Insurance Services Office
insurance contracts to Puerto Rico in a
seminar for the Certified Insurance
Counselor Society in Sanjuan.
Academic Affairs
Dr. Marshall Geer, vice president for
academic affairs, attended the Associa­tion
of International Education Admin­istrators
in Washington, D.C. Dr. Geer
participated as a discussion leader and
as a member of the presentation by the
task force on guidelines and standards.
Dr. Geer also participated on a panel at
the Council on International Educa­tional
Exchange held in San Francisco.
The theme for the conference was
"Hallmarks of Successful International
Business Programs."
Computer Services
Norman L Wilder is Thunderbird's
new computer services manager. He
succeeds Robert Foulke who reSigned
to pursue a career in computer
consulting. Wilder is a graduate of the
University of Maryland with 20 years of
experience in all phases of data
processing.
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• Cindy Bishop, president of the Non­Profit
Club, adds a coat of paint to a
community shelter during Thunder­bird
Community Involvement Day.
T'BIRDS IN
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
In November, 15 students participated
in the first Thunderbird Community
Involvement Day. The event, organized
by the Non-Profit Club on campus, was
aimed at involving students in the
community and raising campus aware­ness
of the not-for-profit sector.
The group split up in order to tackle
various projects. Some students painted
the dining room in the Men's Shelter for
the Homeless in downtown Phoenix.
Others helped with the activities of two
Boys' Clubs, acting as referees at sports
events and aiding at a health fair. In the
future, the club hopes to expand the
event to involve more students and
community service organizations.
CAM PUS NEW S
ALUMNI AcTIVITY
INCREASES
The number of annual alumni events
has increased by 54 percent between
fiscal year 1986-87 and 1985-86.
During the last seven years, the number
of events has increased by 593 percent.
These figures do not include the
current 277 regularly scheduled First
Tuesday gatherings. This number rep­resents
a 238 percent increase during
the past four years.
A NEW NAME FOR
THEMoDERN
LANGUAGES
BUILDING
George Getz, chairman of the Globe
Foundation and a member of the
Thunderbird Board of Trustees, has
pledged another $250,000 to the
Faculty Center, bringing his total
commitment to $400,000 toward the
Modem Languages Building. Getz has
requested that the building be named
for Dr. William Voris.
WHERE IS
EVERYONE?
Looking for the alumni office? Stop
by The Pub and you will be right next
door. In conjunction with the new
buildings on campus, several depart­ments
have moved.
Development Services and Corpo­rate
Development have joined forces in
the old alumni office adjacent to the
Career Services Center. World Business
faculty are under one roof in the Tower
Building for the present time, sharing
quarters with Academic Affairs.
The Personnel Office has moved next
door to the Business Office in Founders
Hall. Admissions and College Relations
have consolidated their operations
in Founders Hall. All department
telephone numbers remain the same.
READERSHIP
SURVEY RESUITS
Of the 1,000 surveys about the
Thunderbird Magazine mailed out in
August, 299 responses were received.
Thanks to all of you for this terrific
response! Alumni updates proved to be
the section of the magazine readers find
most interesting with feature articles,
alumni events and campus news almost
tied for second place. Seventy-five per­cent
of the respondents said they read
the updates before any other section.
One-third of the readers read or scan
all the updates and all respondents
replied that they read at least the
updates for their year. Among ideas
under consideration to be included in
the magazine, alumni personality
profiles ranked highest in interest.
Also popular were features on global
issues and calendars of alumni and
campus events.
Sixty-six percent of the readers uti­lize
the alumni network. Of these, 50
percent use the network for business
contacts and job information and 41
percent make use of the network for
social reasons.
LOOKING FORA
T'BIRDIN
ENTERfAINMENT?
Lists of alumni sorted by industry SIC
codes are now available through the
alumni office upon request. Please
allow five working days when requesting
a printout. The industry list is exten­sive,
ranging from accounting to whole­sale
trade.
SUBSCRIBE Now
The International Executive, edited by
Professor Martin Sours is now availa­ble.
The journal is a valuable resource
for both the international executive
and the international business acade­mician.
The staff checks current books,
government and business reports, and
over 300 periodicals, noting all sub­stantive
material relative to interna-
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TAPANNEWS&
'RETRIEVAL
DONATED TO
LIBRARY
NEC Corporation ofjapan has
donated Nikkei Telecom Japan News
and Retrieval system to Thunderbird's
library With this system, professors
and students will have access to vital
economic information the same day it
occurs, including items from the Nihon
Keizai Shimbun, the Japan Times, and
theJapan EconomicJournal. Stock
quotations, listed bond quotations,
foreign exchange and short-term money
market rates are provided immediately
after the closing of the Japanese
markets.
GIFTS
The Don Nierling Foundation recently
contributed $25,300 for a microfiche­microfilm
reader and printer for the
Barton Kyle Yount Library. The Procter
&: Gamble Company has contributed
$10,000 to Thunderbird.
tional business, economics, trade and
regional background studies. These
books, reports, and articles are listed
with descriptive notes under 26 catego­ries.
It is available for an annual cost of
$35 U.S. or $40 foreign for three issues
from: The International Executive,
c/o Thunderbird, Box 1700, Glendale,
AZ85306.
TOSEPH E. HARDy
MEMORIAL
LOAN FUND
In memory ofjoseph E. Hardy '67, the
Joseph E. Hardy Memorial Loan Fund
was started in 1987. The fund assists
students interested in Latin American
studies who are in need of a temporary
loan. To date, over $10,000 has been
donated. Anyone interested in contrib­uting
to the fund should send their
checks to Development Services, deSig­nating
the gift to the Joseph E. Hardy
Memorial Fund.
• Dr. Dennis Guthery was honored with an
outstanding service recognition award
for his involvement with The Inter­national
Executive publication.
Other faculty members shown include
Professors Donald Schmidt and Paul
Keat, Department ofWorld Business.
.. The winter 1987 graduating class
voted (I-r) Dc Beverly Springer, Inter­national
Studies, Ruben Meneses,
Modern Languages, and Maureen
Greer, World Business, the out­standing
professors.
David Peng was chosen ta receive
the Barton Kyle Yount award as the
outstanding student in the winter
1987 graduating class.
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.. Master of International Manage­ment
degrees were awarded to 344
students from 35 different countries
at commencement ceremonies held
December 18, 1987. The Honora­ble
Lewis Tambs, former ambassa­dor
to Colombia and Costa Rica, and
a professor of histary at Arizona
State University gave the commence­ment
address .
Richard Decker '70, executive vice
president, First Interstate Bank of
California, received the BKY Award
in 1970, and was the presenter at
this year's graduation ceremony.
FALL SEMESTER
CLASS PROFILE
Students enrolled in the fall of 1987
numbered 1,070 and represented 59
countries. Foreign students accounted
for 28 percent of the total students;
women were 35 percent. The students
held degrees from 451 institutions of
higher learning, including 114 fo reign
institutions. Forty-nine states, Wash­ington
D.C. and Puerto Rico were
represented in the U.S. institutions.
The mean age of the student body was
27.3 and the median age 25.8. Thirteen
percent of the students were married.
The most numerous undergraduate
major was business administra tion and
related subjects, 36.1 percent. Other
majors included languages, econom­ics,
and social sciences.
CAM PUS NEW S
SPEAKERS VISIT
THUNDERBIRD
The International Studies Depart­ment
invited Dr. On Kit 1.am to speak
on "Financial Reform in China: Cur­rent
Status and Future Prospects," in
September. Dr. 1.am is a professor of
economics at the University of New
South Wales and is currently a visiting
scholar at UC Berkeley'S Center for
Chinese Studies.
Giancarlo Chevallard, director of
public affairs for the Delegation of the
European Community, spoke on cam­pus
in October. Sponsored by the
Phoenix Committee on Foreign
Relations and Dr. Beverly Springer,
Chevallard spoke on 'The 30th Anni­versary
of the European Community:
Progress of Integration."
Also in October, Ted Ryan '62, vice
president business development, gov­ernment
systems group, EDS, spoke to
students, faculty and staff on High Tech
Services and Marketing Overseas.
EXAM FOR
ENGLISH
The University of Michigan Exami­nation
for the Certification of Profi­ciency
in English was administered at
Thunderbird in October. It was open to
any non-native speaker of English
holding a foreign passport or an alien
registration card.
INTERAD
Professor Sumner Wyman welcomed
guests to the 50th semester of InterAd
on December 4, 1987. Teams presented
marketing strategies for Best Western
International in Canada; GTE Spacenet
in Venezuela; IBM in Australia; and
Louisiana-based McIlhenny Company's
1.abasco Sauce inJapan.
A panel of judges considered the
presentations and announced 1.abasco
in Japan the winning team at a dinner
held that evening. Visiting alumni
judging the competition included James
C. McCarty, Sr., '74, advertising man­ager,
Levi Strauss &: Co.; and Kelly
O'Dea, Sr. '72, vice president/group
director, Ogilvy &: Mather.
.& Arizona Public Service Company has
pledged $50,000 toward Thunder­bird's
faculty center. James Blanton,
district manager/western division,
Arizona Public Service, is shown
giving a check for $10,000 to Dr.
William Voris, the first instollment of
a five-year pledge.
BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
David A. Brooks, division executive,
U.S. consumer banking group, western
division, Citicorp, is a new member of
the Thunderbird Board ofTrustees.
Brooks received his bachelor's and
master's degrees from Ohio State
University and is a graduate of Rutgers
University Stonier Graduate School of
Banking. He has an extensive back­ground
in consumer banking and has
held executive positions with various
financial institutions.
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.& In October, Dow Chemical U.S.A.
gave a $5,000 gift to Thunderbird.
(I-r) Dr. Clifton Cox was present
when Dick Hansen, Dow Chemical,
presented the check to Dr. William
Voris.
STUDENT
RETENTION
PROJECT
Julia Harvey, director of college rela­tions,
and others in the office of
Admissions conducted a two-day
phonathon prior to the spring semes­ter.
A dozen students volunteered to
place calls to approximately 300 pro­spective
students to welcome them and
answer questions regarding Thunderbird.
IN MEMORY OF
HOWARD PYLE
Howard Pyle, a former member of
the National Board of Trustees and
elected a trustee emeritus in 1976,
died on November 29,1987. Mr. Pyle
was a former governor of Arizona and
president of the National Safety Council
prior to his retirement.
THUNDERBIRD NETWORK
ARIZONA
The Phoenix alumni chapter
has a new meeting place for First
Tuesdays at the Golden Phoenix
restaurant on Camelback Road.
In December, alums gathered at
a Phoenix liquor wholesale firm
for an evening of pizza and free
beer to recognize those who had
volunteered their time to raise
scholarship money during the
November balloon races.
CALIFORNIA
San Diego
The first San Diego chapter
bike ride was held in November
with a two-hour ride along the
coast followed by brunch. In
December, Tbirds chartered a
bus for a shopping trip to
Tijuana, an early dinner of car­nitas,
and h.ours of fun and
gambling at theJai Alai Palace.
San Francisco
Tbirds in the Bay Area enjoyed
a Spanish roving dinner at the
Iberia Restaurant, organized by
Jane Farrell '84. Also in November,
Charles H. Mannel, vice presi­dent
for external affairs, joined
the First Tuesday at Salmagundi
Too to update San Francisco
alumni on activities at Thunder­bird.
Elections for new officers
were held and Darlene Drapkin
'84 agreed to serve a second
term as president; David Hurd
'84, vice president!treasurer;
Robert Peizer '84, vice president!
logistics; Alane Bowling '84
Bay Mystique editor; Lee
Ferguson '86, activities.
COLORADO
Tbirds celebrated Halloween
by having a murderously good
time figuring out "who done it"
at the home of Dan Hoback '86
in Boulder. In December, a
growing number of Colorado
Tbirds met at Soapy Smith's
Eagle bar to visit with guest
Craig Garby, from the Japanese
External Trade Office.
Enjoying a dinner in Sao Paulo are ~
Brazilian T'birds (I-r) Michael Nel­son
75 and his wife; Francisco de
Sousa 79; Jerry Kostik 74 and his
wife; Jeff Kleinschmidt '81 and his
wife; and Karen Clark '84.
A
Thunderbird alumni gathered at the
City Club in downtown Nashville in
November to hear host Bill Ferry
'51, third from left, and Barbara Bell
Fletcher 79, fifth from left, tell ~
about their recent visits on campus. T'birds working in Bahrain and Saudi
Bill attended the second annual Arabia got together in Manama for a
Alumni Leaders Conference and weekend in October. They enjoyed
Barbara was on campus during a playing tennis, windsurfing, a cruise,
business trip to Phoenix. Others and good food. Standing (I-r) Bill
attending the luncheon were Steve Kloepfer '69, Gerry Kangas '60,
Blaunt '83, second from left; Greg John House '69, Bob Eichfeld '67,
Goodman '86; Marty Lamprecht Julian Gallegos '84, Da,(e Brothers
74;Jennifer Alcanta;a '87;John 78, and Bart Cillekens 79. Seated
Walker 78;j. Lee Lamprecht 73; (I-r) Phil Blaisdell 70, Stuart Warner
and Lee Woosley '86. Jim Waltan '80, James Bouley '8/, Stephen
74, standing far left, came by to say Linney 76, Dave Carpita '67, Walid
hello. Daniel 78, and Labib Baltagi 78.
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CONNECTICUT
Tbirds in Connecticut and
western Massachusetts are inter­ested
in forming an alumni
group in the Hartford area for
those too far away to travel to
New York or Boston. Beth
Manitsas '84 and Bill Marvin '85
are developing a mailing list.
For further information, please
contact the Office of Alumni
Relations, Thunderbird Campus.
FLORIDA
South Florida Tbirds met at
FujiJapanese Restaurant for a
typical Japanese inn dinner in
October. Roxanne Campbell '69
hosted a Christmas party at her
home.
ILLINOIS
Chicago area Tbirds held a
Thunderbird networking din­ner
in December. A contact list
was compiled from information
received through a registration
form for the dinner and was
made available to everyone who
attended the event. Organized
by Robert V Hart '77, the form
also listed areas of involvement
in alumni association activities.
MICHIGAN -INDIANA
Tbirds in the Michigan-Indiana
area are pleased to announce
the formation of a new alumni
group to serve the Kalamazoo­Benton
Harbor-South Bend area.
They will be meeting on the first
Friday of every month at the
Newberryport Cafe in St. Joseph,
Michigan, at 5:30 p.m. Tbirds
in the area should contact Tom
Guetzke '86 at (616)429-2206
or John Kroonblawd '85 at
(616)982-0413 for information.
NEW ENGLAND
Tbirds of New England cele­brated
Halloween with a cos­tume
party hosted by Shelly
Stuard '82. A Thai cultural
dinner was held in November at
the King and 1 Restaurant in
Boston. The dinner was coordi­nated
by Rhona Hellenbrecht
'87.
THUNDERBIRD NETWORK
NEW YORK
In January, the location of First
Tuesday was changed to the
Cinco de Mayo Restaurant at
42nd and First avenues in Tudor
City. For further information,
please contact Susan Holden at
(212)309-8976.
November saw New York
Tbirds ethnopigging at la lablita
and Toon's Thai Restaurant.
Helen Covington '82 is schedul­ing
other gastronomical events
for the first few months of 1988.
Joe DeCola '61 was the guest
speaker at an alumni dinner. He
is a producer of NBC's "Nightly
News" and spoke on political,
economic, and social trends he
has witnessed in his field of
international news reporting.
Copperhatch II was the scene
of the annual Christmas party,
and in January, T birds enjoyed a
performance of The Nutcracker
by the J offrey Ballet. A pre­performance
reception was held
for Tbirds at the City Center.
OHIO
Northern Ohio Tbirds got
together for a Halloween party
at the home ofTim McKinzie
'76. First Tuesdays are still being
held at the Fairlawn Inn, just
south of Cleveland.
PENNSYLVANIA
Tbirds in Philadelphia joined
together for the fifth annual
Christmas party held at the
home of Manuelmgueros '76
and his wife, Carmen. The event
featured an international buffet
and international music.
TEXAS
DaliaslFort Worth
First Tuesday began in Dallas
two years ago at Houlihan's. The
site has been changed to a north
Dallas establishment, "On the
Border," in Addison. For further
information, please contact Dave
Trott '74, (214)997-0945.
Houston
Thirty Houston Tbirds and
guests enjoyed the Oktoberfest
party at the Heidelberg Inn.
Newly elected officers for
Houston include: Hankje DeHaes
'83, president; KraigJohnson
'82, vice president; Kenneth].
Hernandez '71, secretary; Mark
Pennell '84 and Leslie Pennell,
treasurers; and T]. Sinha '74,
social chairman.
U1AH
Salt lake City T birds are now
meeting on First Tuesdays at the
13th Floor Lounge, Tri-Arc
Hotel, formerly the Radisson, in
Salt lake City. Greg Gullett '77
organized a Christmas skating
party at Park City Ski Resort
with outdoor skating and din­ner
afterward at Baja Cantina.
Gullett is also involved in
putting together a Thunderbird
Ski Week in Park City from
March 19-26, 1988, with accom­modations
at Shadow Ridge
Resort and a five-day, multiarea
ski pass. For further information,
contact Gullett at (801) 538-3402.
Jay '73 and Molly Van Heuven
hosted a Christmas gala attended by
95 people, the largest crowd of
T'birds and guests the Washington
D. C. chapter has ever drawn.
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(I-r) Charles H. Mannel, vice presi­dent
for external affairs, joins Wash­ington
D.C. T'birds Brian Marshall
'73, Kathryn Parker '83, and Julius
Toma '73 at a December First Tues­day
gathering held at the Old Ebbitts
Inn.
~
(I-r) Helen Covington '81 , Nona
Niner '81 (standing), Tim McKnight
'78, are shown at the reception table
for the New York chapter Christmas
party. Signing in is Cathy Waterman
'82 .
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T
London was the setting for a recent
marriage attended by a truly inter­national
group of T'birds: (I-r) Bert
Schefers '82, Germany; Richard
Spahr '84, New York City; Sten Olof
adman '84, Sweden; his bride,
Katherine; Michael Klesh '82, Los
Angeles; and Richard Kirton '82,
London.
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As Thunderbird celebrated its 40th anniversary,
the board of directors of the Thunderbird Alumni
Association felt it was an especially appropriate
time to pay tribute to the alumni who have made
Thunderbird what it is today. The Thunderbird
Alumni Association Awards and Recognition
Program ~as therefore initiated.
The following alumni have been recognized
for their career accomplishments and we are
proud to honor them in this fIrst edition of
"Thunderbird Who's Who~'
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THOMAS E. BARNETT
'55, Fbunder and fresident
(1980-), Barnett International
(Fort Lauderdale, FL).
CosCom-Grant: Pres., Rio de
Janeiro 1961. Erwin Wasey
Ruthrauff & Ryan: Asst. VP.,
New York 1960; Gen. Mgr.,
Sao Paulo 1958. Grant Advert.:
Asst. Mgr., Venezuela 1956;
Acct. Exec., Chicago 1955.
Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
Business Enlightenment
Award, 1970; Medalha Estado
da Guanabara, State of
Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro,
1975. Undergrad: Univ. of
Cal., Berkeley.
ROBERT L. BEAN '48;
Principal Associate, (1979-)
Spectrum International
Associates (Thcson, AZ).
Chicago Assoc. of Commerce
and Industry: World 'frade
Dir. 1973; Acting Dir. 1956;
Asst. Mgr. 1951.111. Dept. of
Business and Economic
Devel.: Prgm. Coord., internat.
1965; Ferre Industries: Exec.
Asst., Puerto Rico 1964.
Wonder Orange Co.: Export
Mgr. 1946. Undergrad: North­western
Univ., Univ. of Chicago.
NORMAN H. BLANCHARD
'59, President (1981-),
SmithKline Animal Health
Products, SmithKline Beck­man
Corp. (Philadelphia):
VP., Internat. Op. 1976; Area
Dir., Europe, Africa and Middle
East 1972. B.s., Thfts Univ.
FREDERICKL. BOLLERER
'67, President and Director,
(1984-), First City National
Bank of Houston (TX): Sr.
VP., Internat. Dept. 1977;
Asst. VP. 1974.
First City Bancorp. of Texas:
Exec. VP. 1981; Sr. VP. 1980.
Continental 111. Nat. Bank:
Rep. 1972; Asst. 'freas. 1969.
Undergrad: Ohio Univ.
JAMES B. BOYCE III '47,
Retired (Raleigh, NC).
TIME Inc.: Internat. Circ. Dir.
1952; Newsstand Mgr. TIME­LIFE
Internat. 1950; Internat.
"'frouble Shooter" 1947. Has
worked in Southeast Asia,
Europe, and South and Central
Am. Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
Business Enlightenment
Award, 1953. B.S., Univ. of
North Carofuta.
ROBERT C. BROCK '48,
Retired (Jacksonville, FL).
Laundromat Store Owner
1956. Sterling Products
Internat.: Branch Mgr.,
Dominican Rep. 1949; Asst.
Export Advert. Mgr. 1948.
Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
Business Enlightenment
Award, 1952; National Auto­matic
Laundry and Cleaning
Council Leadership Award,
1964; Coinamatic Age Hall
of Fame, 1968. Undergrad:
Purdue Univ.
JAMES R. BROKKEN '69,
Executive Vice President
(1986-), Manufacturers
Hanover Th.lst Company
(NY): Sr. VP., Dep. Gen. Mgr.,
Internat. Div. 1984; Sr. VP.
1982; VP., Dep. Reg. Mgr.,
Europe 1980; VP., Europe,
Scandinavia 1978; Asst.
VP.1973.
Fbrd Motor Co.: 1969.
Undergrad: Univ. of Minnesota.
W. L. LYONS BROWN, JR
'60, President and Chair­man
of the Board (1975-),
Brown-Fbrman Distillers
Corp. (Louisville, KY):
Exec. VP., Exec. Dir. of Mkt.
1971; Sr. VP.1968; Asst. Dir. of
Mkt., Chrmn., Jos. Garneau Co.
1967; Dir., Import-Export Op.
1965; VP., Dir. 1964; Asst. VP.,
Jos. Garneau Co. 1961. Reci­pient,
Honor of Chevalier de
L'Oredre du Merite Agricole,
France, 1974; Who's Who in
America. B.A, Univ. OfVlfginia
RALPH W. CALLAHAN, JR
'66, Chairman and C.E.O.
(1986-), Henderson Adver­tising,
Inc. (Greenville, SC):
Pres. 1982; Exec. Y.p. 1980;
Sr. Y.P 1978. Young and
Rubicam, Inc.: Y.P, New York
1974; Y.P, Amsterdam 1970;
Acct. Exec., New York 1967.
Member, Phi Beta Kappa.
Undergrad: Univ. of Virginia.
BLAS R. CASARES '67,
President, Corporacion Ceres
S. A. (Caracas, Venezuela).
Continental Grain Co.;
Western Continental Co.
Recipient, Barton Kyle Yount
Outstanding Student Award.
TOD O. CLARE '57, Vice
President, International
Operations (1977-), Ameri­can
Motors Corp. (South­field,
MD:
Exec. Dir., Mkt. 1971. White
Motor Corp.: Dir. Mkt. 1969;
Y.P 1970. Massey-Ferguson
Corp.: Perkins Engine Div.,
England 1967. Cummins
Engine Co.: Internat. Sales
Engineer 1957; Mgr. 1958;
Reg. Mgr., Far East Op. 1961;
Gen. Sales Mgr., Europe,
Africa, and Middle East 1966.
B.A., Stanford Univ.
RONALD B. CLARK '59,
President (1985-), J afra
Cosmetics (Westlake
Village, CA).
Avon Products, Inc.: Y.P1979;
Gen. Mgr. 1972; Design Mgr.
1965; Trainee 1959. Under­grad:
Univ. of Oregon.
DAVID R. CLAY '49, Vice
President-Latin Am., Royal
Crown Cola International
(Ciudad, Mexico).
Seven-Up Internat.: Mexico,
Central Am. 1973. Gen. Fbods
de Mexico; Corpomex S.A.:
Mkt. Dir. Singer Sewing Mach.
Co.: 1969. Pepsi-Cola Co.:
Mexico, Australia, Philippines,
Europe, Lebanon, South Am.;
Export dept. 1949. Recipient,
Jonas B. Mayer American
Business Enlightenment
Award,1960.
LYNDAJO CLUGSTON '80,
Director of Marketing
(1987-), Willard Inter­Continental
Hotel (Wash­ington,
D.C.):
Dir. of Sales 1985; Reg. Sales
Mgr. 1982. Fairmont Hotel
Co.: Reg. Sales Mgr.1980.
Recipient, Inter-Continental
Hotels Salesman of the Year
Award, 1983; Supplier of the
Year Award, 1985-86. Under­grad:
Stephens College,
Columbia, MO; M.B.A.,
Southern Methodist Univ.
fi WHO
c--G
HENRY N. CONWAY, JR '55,
Senior Vice President­International
Banking and
Financing, International
Bank (Washington, D.C.).
Oversees seven banks in
Europe, Lebanon, Liberia, the
Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
and Hong Kong.
J. F. CORCORAN' 4 7, Retired
(1985-). Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Co. (Akron, OH):
Y.P 1979; Reg. Dir., Western
Hemisphere Reg. 1976; Reg.
Dir., Europe 1967; Has
directed Goodyear operations
in Peru, Brazil, South Africa
and Mexico. Recipient, Jonas
B. Mayer American Business
Enlightenment Award, 1957.
Undergrad: Northeastern
Univ., Boston; Advanced Mgt.
Prog., Harvard Bus. School.
PETER R. COZZETTO '52,
President (1972-), CESCO
International, Inc. (Minne­apolis,
MN).
Terrazzo Machine & Supply
Co., Inc.: Gen. Sales Mgr. 1960.
J.1. Case Co.: Gen. Mgr., Brazil
1952. B.A., Univ. of Colorado.
JAMES M. DALE '73, General
Manager, Villa Nova Restau­rant
(Newport, CA).
AllenDale, Inc.: Pres. Wometco
Enterprises Inc. (Tokyo): Asst.
v.p 1974. Recipient, Commo­dore
ofthe Year Award, 1985;
Samaritan of the Year Award,
1986; Who's Who in Finance
and Industry, 1983; Who's
Who in the West, 1982. B.A.,
Chapman College.
JOHN F. DALIERE '64,
President, Art West Inc.
(Phoenix, AZ). Adistra Corp.
(Detroit, MI):
Pres. 1982; Dir. GTE, Unistrut
International,lnc.: Consultant,
Dir., Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Mexico and Canada.
Goodyear Internat. Corp.: v.P
1968; Rome 1966. Who's Who
in Finance and Industry. B.A.,
Colgate Univ., Northwestern.
GEORGE T. DEBAKEY '73,
Executive Director,
ADAPSO, The Computer
Software and Service Industry
Assn. (Arlington, VA).
Deputy Asst. Secretary,
Conunerce Dept.
Fleet Nat. Bank: Gen. Mgr.
and v.p 1983. Rockwell
Internat. Corp.: Internat. Mkt.
Mgr. 1982; Area Mgr., Egypt
1981; Bus. Devel. Mgr. 1978;
Internat. Prgm. Mgr. 1977;
Internat. Admin. Planning Mgr.
1976; Internat. Mkt. Analyst
1974. Recipient, Barton Kyle
Yount Outstanding Student
Award. B.S., Drake Univ.;
M.B.A., Southern Methodist
Univ.
VINCENT S. DANIELS '74,
President, Minequip Corp.
(Miami, FL).
Hassdan Internat. Inc.: Pres.
1974. Undergrad: Univ. of
Arizona.
RICHARD W. DECKER '70,
Executive Vice President
(1986-), First Interstate Bank
of California:
TIust Div. 1983; Sr. v.p 1981;
Mkt. Dir. 1979; v.P, Eastern
Group 1975; Asst. v.P, internat.
1973. County Bank of Santa
Cruz (GA): Planning, Mkt. Mgr.
Chemical Bank (NY): London,
Paris, 1970. Participant,
Hawaiian Ironman 'friathlon.
B.S., M.B.A., Long Beach State
Univ.; Stanford Graduate
School ofBus.; Advanced Mgt.
Prgm., Harvard Bus. School.
J. H. DETHERO '58,
Executive Career Consultant
(1987-), Executive Resources
International (Walnut
Creek, CA).
Security Pacific Nat. Bank:
First v.p 1986. Bank of Am.
World 'frade Corp.: Sr. v.p
1984. Crocker Bank: Sr. v.P,
Europe, the Middle East and
Africa 1969. Citibank: Mgr.,
Citibank International; also
New York, Latin Am. Who's
Who in America. B.S., Univ. of
Florida.
JACK E. DONNELIX '60,
President (1986-), Bailey &
Donnelly Associates Inc.
(New York, Scottsdale).
GTE Communication Systems
Corp.: Pres., Internat. 1984;
Mkt. Div. 1984; Pres. 1982.
Plessy Office Systems Ltd.:
Dir., C.E.O. 1974. ITT: Mkt.
Dir., Bus. Systems Group,
Europe 1971, Communication
Group 1967; Cummins Engine
Co.: 1960. B.A., Florida
Southern College.
ROBERT W. FEAGLES '51,
Chairman, C.E.O., 1ravelers
Asset Management Inter­national
Corp. (Hartford, CT):
Sr. VP. 1976. Citibank: Sr. VP.,
Chief Personnel Off. 1951.
Named Business Volunteer of
the Year, 1987. B.S., Georgia
Institute of Technology;
Rutgers Univ. Grad. School of
Banking.
VICTOR RAUL FLORIAN
'76, Finance Director ( 1984-),
VRF Financial Group (Van
Nuys, CA).
Security Pacific Nat. Bank: Sr.
Fin. Analyst; Planning Off.
1978. American Investment
Co.: Asst. Mgr. 1977. Who's
Who in California. B.S., Cal.
State, Northridge.
JOHN A. FLORIDA '62,
Senior Vice President­International,
J. Walter
Thompson Co.:
Gen. Mgr. 1985. Reg. Dir.,
Central Am. 1982; Chrmn.,
C.E.O. 1979; Gen. Mgr. 1977.
Managing Dir., Peru 1973; VP.,
Acct. Supervisor, New York
1969. Acct. Supervisor,
Argentina 1965. Mgt. 'frainee,
New York 1962. B.A., M.A.,
Stanford Univ.; Advanced Mgt.
Prgm., Harvard Bus. School.
OLIVER J. FORD III '66,
Vice President, Academic
Affairs (1987-), Fitchburg
State College (MA).
Indiana Univ. of Penn.: Dean,
College of Hum. and Soc.
Science 1981. Univ. of Lowell,
Mass.: Asst. to Pres. Fellow,
Am. Council on Education
Fellows Prgm. in Academic
Admin. B.A., M.A., Thlane Univ.;
Ph.D., Univ. of Conn.
ROBERT M. FREHSE, JR
'50, Vice President, Execu­tive
Director (1979-), William
Randolph Hearst Thunda­tions
(NY):
Managing Dir. 1978. Citibank:
Dir., Investments, Hong Kong
1971; Asst. VP., New York
1966; Mgr., Jamaica 1961;
Sub Mgr., Venezuela 1958.
Recipient, Barton Kyle Yount
Outstanding Student Award.
Undergrad: Northwestern
Univ., Univ. of Michigan.
ROLAND E. GARCIA '53,
International Consultant,
Roland E. Garcia Consulting
(Fresno, CA).
Regar Recycling Co.: Pres.,
owner. Regar SA, Lugano:
Owner 1987. Smurfit Indus­tries,
Inc.: Vice Chrmn. of
Board; C.E.O.; Pres. Continental
Can Co.: Asst. Gen. Mgr. 1958;
Product Mgr. 1956. Industrias
Estra S.A.: Asst. Gen. Mgr.,
Colombia 1953. Recipient,
Jonas B. Mayer American Busi­ness
Enlightenment Award,
1969. B.A., Univ. of the
Americas, Puebla, Mexico.
FRANCIS P. GRAVES, JR
'59, C.E.O. and Vice Chairman
of the Board (1985-), CFR
Corp. (Minneapolis, MN).
GrottenAviation Ltd.: Partner
1981. Investment Oppor­tunities
Assoc.: Partner. Graves
Aviation Co.: Owner, Pres.
1977. Economics Laboratory
Inc.: Sr. VP., International; VP.,
Area Mgr., Latin Am., Canada;
Gen. Mgr.; Admin. Asst.; Sales
Mgr. Republican national
committeeman, 1983. Reci­pient,
Jonas B. Mayer American
Business Enlightenment
Award; Winston Churchill
Freedom Award. B.A.,
Pomona College.
STEPHEN F. HALL '69, Presi­dent,
Thod Marketing Inter­national,
Inc. (Dedham, MA).
Naturasol, Inc.: Gen. Mgr. S.
Richard Hall & CO.: Pres.
Office of Internat. Marketing:
Internat. 'frade Specialist,
Andean Common Market. Pan
American World Airways:
Prgm. Dir. Thunderbird Board
of 'frustees. Undergrad:
Boston Univ.
JOHN HAYS '52, Owner/
Operator (1952-), Hays
Ranch (Yarnell, AZ).
Arizona State Legislature:
House of Representatives
1975; Senate, Chrmn., Natural
Resources and Agriculture
Committee 1983. B.A., Univ. of
the Americas, Mexico City
DOUGLAS F. HILL '58, Vice
President (1980-), Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co.:
Exec. VP, Goodyear Internat.
1980; VP, Internat. 1979; Reg.
Dir., Internat. 1974; Pres.,
Goodyear Mexico 1971. Who's
Who in America. B.s., Arizona
State Univ.; postgrad, Stanford
Dniv.
THOMAS B. HITCHCOCK
'53, Vice President (1978-),
Insurance Industries Depart­ment,
Citibank:
VP, Far East Div. 1965; Mgr.,
Hong Kong 1961. Recipient,
Jonas B. Mayer American
Business Enlightenment
Award,1965.
JERRY LEE HOLMES '60,
Management of family
investments and community
development (1972-). First
Republic Bank (Dallas):
VP, Mgr., International Banking
Services; Chrmn., Western
Committee, International
Banking. B.A., Texas A&M;
M.A., Southern Methodist
Dniv., Southwestern Grad.
School of Banking.
WILLIAM H. HOLTSNIDER
'59, Retired. Dennison Manu­facturing
Co. (MA):
Group VP, Internat. 1986; VP
1983. The Gillette Co.: VP,
Corp. Internat. Devel. 1982;
Pres., Paper Mate Div. 1976;
Group Gen. Mgr., Asia-Pacific
1972; Gen. Mgr., Latin Am.,
Europe 1971; Gen. Mgr.,
Puerto Rico, Venezuela 1963;
'frainee 1959.
JAMES R. HOUGHTON '64,
Key Manager, Chairman of
the Board, Corning Glass
Works (Corning, NY):
V Chrmn. of the Board; Chief
Strategic Off.
JOHN L. HOUSE '69, General
ManagerandC.E.O. (1981-),
Kuwait Asia Bank E.C.
(Bahrain).
Nat. Bank of Bahrain: Advisor
to Board of Dir. 1980; Gen.
Mgr., C.E.O. 1976. The Chase
Manhattan Bank: Gen. Mgr.,
Comrn. Bank of Dubai Ltd.
1975; Gen. Mgr., Bahrain
Branch 1973; Supervisor,
Singapore 1970. Barton Kyle
Yount Outstanding Student
Award. B.A., Kansas State
Teachers College.
KENNETH A. JACUZZI '79,
President (1983-), KJ Inc.,
Cinema Courier, Inc.
(Phoenix, AZ).
Jacuzzi Europe S.PA. (Valva­sone,
Italy): Gen. Mgr. 1972.
Jacuzzi Research, Inc.: Design
Consultant 1964. Thunderbird
Board of 'frustees. B.A., St.
Mary's College.
PINCAS JAWETZ '75,
International Consultant,
Pincas Jawetz & Associates
(New York).
Hudson Institute; Ctr. for
Strategic and Internat. Studies
(Georgetown Univ.): Con­ducted
energy studies for U.S.
Gen. Acct. Off., U.S.D.O.E.,
Colombia, Costa Rica, New
Zealand, and for Israel. M.S.,
Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem;
postgrad, Rutgers Univ.
HARVEY W. JOHNSON '49,
Vice President Agricultural
Group, United Brands,
United Fruit Co.
WILLIAM M. JOHNSON '60,
Chairman, Dorado Enter­prises
Inc. (San Antonio,
TX).
Amorient Petroleum
Company: Dir., Pres. 1978.
Powerline Oil Co.: VP., Supply
andMkt 1977. Ventura 'frading
Co.: VP. 1975. Tesoro Petro­leum
Co.: Mgr. 1972. Hess Oil
Co.; Rohm and Haas Co. B.S.,
Cal. State Polytechnic College.
CECIL A. KERSTEN '51,
Retired, Goodyear Inter­national
Corp. (Akron, OH):
Special Assignments 1972;
Mgr. Goodyear Internat. 1967.
Reg. Sales Mgr., Asia! Africa
1964. Also Australia, Thailand
and Indonesia. Professional
actor. AB., Akron Univ.; M.S.,
Case Western Reserve Univ.
LINTON D. KINGSBURY '61,
Chairman and President
(1982-), Lincoln Plaza
Resources (Colorado
Springs, CO).
Kingsbury Assoc., Inc.: Pres.
Autumn Energy Corp.:
Chrmn., Exec. VP.. Syste­mation,
Inc.: Pres. Dir. 1969.
Miles Laboratories, Inc.: Dir.,
Overseas Chemicals Group
1965. B.S., Drexel Univ.
JOSEPH M. KLEIN '47,
Retired (Pacific Palisades,
CA). Pluess-Staufer Indus­tries,
Inc.: President; Exec.
VP.1979.
Cyprus Mines Corp.: Exec.
VP., Dir. 1966. NBC News: VP.;
Pres. NBC Internat. 1962.
Remington Rand Corp.: Dir.,
internat. op.1961. Clary Corp.:
V.P, internat. op. 1955. Recip­ient,
Jonas B. Mayer American
Business Enlightenment
Award, 1974. Captain, U.S.
Army, 1940; Decorated Silver
Star Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
Thunderbird Board ofTIustees.
JAMES G. KOHL, JR '71,
President (1982-), Etek Elec­tronics
Corp. (Miami, FL).
ITW Ind. e Com. Ltda. (Sao
Paulo, Brazil): Pres. 1976. GTE
(Brazil): Bus. Planning Mgr.
1974. Institute for Industrial
Devel. (Brazil): Consultant
1971. Sandia Laboratories
(NM): Project engineer 1962.
Recipient, Barton Kyle Yount
Outstanding Student Award.
B.S., Arizona State Univ.; M.S.,
Univ. of New Mexico.
ROBERT J. LAMBRIX '63,
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(1983-), Baxter 'fravenol
Laboratories, Inc.(Deer­field,
IL):
VP-Finance 1983. Armco Inc.:
VP-Finance, CFO; 1teasurer
1978; Dir. Fin. Devel. 1977;
Dir. of Fin., Mexico City 1974;
Controller, Armco Argentina
1972; Branch Mgr., Madrid
1966; Sales engineer, Spain
1965. Undergrad: Colgate Univ.;
MBA, Rutgers Univ.
ROBERT G. LEES '77,
President and C.E.O. (1986-),
Pacific InterTrade Corp.
(Thousand Oaks, CA).
Security Pacific Trade Corp.:
VP., Bus. Devel. 1985; Dir
1983. Corning Glass Works:
Export Mkt. Devel. Mgr., Latin
Am., Asia 1982; Bus. Devel.,
Japan 1981; Dist. Mgr., Puerto
Rico 1980; Caribbean 1979;
Internat. Sales Div. 1977.
Dndergrad: Univ. of Cincinnati.
FRED A. LEISERING '47,
Retired. Intemat. Exec.
Service Corps (Peru):
Country Dir. 1983. Sears,
Roebuck and Co.: Pres., Sears
Del Peru; Pres., Sears Roebuck
de Colombia 1973; Group Mgr.,
Venezuela 1970, Brazil, 1967;
Executive, Venezuela, 1949.
Dndergrad: Univ. of Texas.
ROBERT M. LORENZ '55,
Retired Security Pacific Bank:
Chrmn, country risk com­mittee;
Sr. VP., Latin Am. Div.
1974. Citibank: Country Off.
1962. B.A., Stanford Dniv.; Adv.
Mgt. Prgm., Harvard Dniv.
THOMAS J. MACHIA '54,
Deceased 1987. Essner
MetalWorks,Inc.:Pres.1969.
Self Employed: Manufac­turers'
Agent, 1957. Dow
Chemical Co.: 1954. Dnder­grad:
Texas A&M; Rice Dniv.
·BILIXF. MARTIN '55, Vice
President-Finance/freasurer,
Epson Latin America, Inc.:
Treas. World Bank (Wash­ington,
D.C.): Fin. Analyst.
1976. Winner Industries, Inc.;
VP., Dir. 1974. ITT: VP., Treas.,
Puerto Rico 1970; Controller,
Chile 1967. Radio Corp. of
Am.: Fin. Mgr., RCA, Buenos
Aires 1966; Venezuela 1965.
Am. & Fbreign Power Corp.:
Asst. 1963; Controller, Chile
1957; 'frainee, Colombia 1955.
Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
American Business Enlighten­ment
Award, 1971. B.S., M.A.,
Dniv. of Florida.
BARRY J. MASON '58,
Chairman and C.E.O.
(1983-), Republic Bank Las
Colinas (Dallas, TX):
Exec. VP., internat. 1972; Sr.
VP. 1970; VP., ov.erseas 1969.
Citibank: VP., TokYo 1969; Sr.
Off., Hong Kong 1967; Asst.
Mgr., TokYo 1963. B.S., Dniv. of
Texas, Austin; Harvard
Advanced Mgt. Prgm, Univ. of
Hawaii.
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RAUL P. MASVIDAL '66,
Chairman (1981-), Miami
Savings Bank.
Miami Savings Investment
Corp.: Pres. 1983. Biscayne
Bank: Chrmn.1977. Royal
Trust Bank of Miami: Pres.
1974. Citibank: Res. VP.,
Puerto Rico, Spain 1966.
Recipient, Thunderbird Alfred
Knight Award for Scholastic
Achievement. B.A., Dniv.
of Miami.
TIMOTHY MCGINNIS '68,
Senior Vice President
(1986-), The Chase Man­hattan
Bank (NY):
Nat. Fin. Services Exec. 1983;
Country Mgr., Japan 1980;
Area Mgr., Asia 1978; Domestic
Correspondent, 1976; Div.
Exec. 1974. B.S., Portland
State College.
roM J. MCSPADDEN '65,
President, Mera Bank El
Paso (TX).
Cullen Bank/City West: Pres.
Banco Nacional de Mexico:
Sen Vp.. Valley Nat. Bank
(AZ): VP., Mgr., internat. dept.
Undergrad: Univ. of Hawaii,
Univ. of Vienna.
LARRY K. MELLINGER '68,
U.S. Alternate Executive
Director (1986-), Inter­American
Development
Bank (Washington, DC).
Gruma Corp.: Sr. VP., CFO
1985. Union Bank: Sr. VP.
19'83; Sr. VP., internat. 1981;
Sr. VP., AsiaiPacific 1978; VP.,
Latin Am. 1974. B.A., Univ.
of Kansas.
G. JEFF MENNEN, '65, Vice
Chairman (1981-), The
Mennen Co. (Morristown,
NJ):
Chrmn., C. A Reed, Inc. 1986;
Chrmn., Paper Art Co. Inc.
1985; Pres., Internat. Div. 1977;
Area VP., Internat. Div. 1975.
Grey Advert. Co.: Acct. Exec.
B.S., Washington & Lee Univ.
ALFRED F. MIOSSI '48,
Retired. Continental Illinois
Corp. (Chicago):
Exec. VP. 1985; Mgr., foreign
central banks 1983; Dir.
internat. affairs 1980; Exec.
VP. 1971; Sr. VP. 1968; VP.,
internat. banking dept. 1960;
Sec. VP.1958; Foreign div.
1954. Internat. Harvester
Export Co.: 1952. Bank of
Am. Nat. Savings & 'llust
Assoc.: Tokyo, Manila 1948.
Thunderbird Board of
'frustees. B.A., Stanford Univ.
WILLIAME. MITCHELL '47,
President (1983-), Inter­national
Resources, Inc. (SC).
BF Goodrich: Pres., Philip­pines.
Chrysler Corp. Has
worked in South Africa, Peru,
Venezuela, Cuba, Panama,
Brazil, and West Indies.
HENRYT. MULRYAN '49,
President, Cyprus Industrial
Minerals Co. (Englewood,
CO):
Sr. VP.; Pres., United Sierra
Div. 1970; VP. 1967; VP., Dir.,
Paul W Wood Co. 1965; VP.,
Indus. Min. Group 1965; Pres.,
Mexico 1965; VP., Mkt. 1965.
CHARLES C. MUSE '50,
President, Muse Y Asociadas,
S.A.:
Latin Am. Intergraphic, Inc.:
Founder 1957. AB., Emory Univ.
BEN C. NOVOA' 47, Business
Manager, Team Electronic
Stores (Anchorage, AK).
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Industrias Modernas de
Puebla, S.A.: Owner. Mont­gomery
Ward and Co.: District
Staff Sales Mgr., Florida.
SHERMAN J. OLSON '50,
Vice President-International,
Seguros La Comercial, S.A.
(Mexico City).
AFIA Worldwide Insur.:
Admin. Off., U.S. Op. 1981;
Res. v.P, Northeast 1978,
Pacific Coast 1970; Res. v.P,
C.E.O., Brazil 1959; Branch
Mgr. 1956; Acct. Exec. 1951.
Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
American Business Enlighten­ment
Award, 1972. B.S.,
Armstrong College.
WILLIAM J. PADEN '48,
Chairman (1982-), Union
Chelsea National Bank (New
York):
Dir. 1981. Banco Cafetero
Internat. (Miami): Dir., Con­sultant.
Manufacturers
Hanover 'frust Co.: Sr. v.p
1975; Reg. Mgr. 1956; Latin
Am., Iberian Pen., Caribbean
Basin. The Chase Manhattan
Bank: Mexico 1948. Recip­ient,
SimonBolivarMedal,Govt.
of Venezuela, 1980. B.A.,
Marshall Univ.
WILLIAM O. PENNEL '64,
President, Owner (1976-), ·
Intercontinental Motors, Inc.
(Houston, TX).
Volvo Southwest, Inc.
(Houston): Pres. 1973; Gen.
Sales Mgr. 1970. Union Car­bide
Corp.: Prod. Mgr., Europe.
Recipient, Barton Kyle Yount
Outstanding Student Award;
Dealer of Distinction, Sports
Illustrated, 1985. B.B.A., Univ.
of Miami.
ROBERT B. PERKOVIC '60,
Vice President, 1teasurer
(1978-), TRW Inc. (Cleve­land,
OH).
Fiat-Allis, Inc. (Amsterdam):
Corp. 'freas. 1974. Monsanto
Co.: Asst. 'freas.1972,Internat.
1971; Fin. Dir. 1967; Gen. Mgr.,
Barcelona 1966. Gen. Fbods
Corp.: Controller,Mexico 1962.
M.S., Univ. of Belgrade; Stan­ford
Univ. Exec. Prgm . .
HARRY J. PETREQUIN, JR
'54, Faculty, National War
College, Agency for Inter­national
Development:
Dep. Dir., Morocco 1981; Chief,
Bur. of Internat. Org. Affairs
1980; Dir., Asia Bur. 1976; U.S.
Coordinator, Senegal 1975;
Dep. Dir., Thailand 1970.
Recipient, State Dept.
Superior Honor Award, 1981;
Agency for Internat. Devel.
Superior Award, 1979;
Internat. Who's Who. Degrees:
Thfts Univ.; Westminster
College; Fletcher School of
Law and Diplomacy:
JAMES O. B. PHILLIPS '47,
Director Pres., Avipam
Thrismo (Rio de Janeiro).
British Caledonian Airways:
Brazil 1968. Braniff Airways:
Rio de Janeiro 1957; Sao Paulo
1956; Rep., Texas 1954. Singer
Co.: Auditor, South Am. 1947.
WILLIAM G. PHILLIPS '58,
Professor, Bus. and Fin., and
Director, Research Park
Development, University of
Alaska, Fairbanks:
Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs 1982; Asst. to Pres.
1980; Dean, School of Mgt.
1977; Dept. Hd.1975. Morning­ide
College (Sioux City IA):
Prof., Dept. of Bus. Admin.
Chrmn. 1973; Assoc. Prof.
1972. Idaho State Univ.: Asst.
Prof. 1970. Quinn & Co.: Res.
Mgr.1961. Harris, Upham &
Co.: Reg. Rep. 1959. Multiple
research, devel., and con­sulting
contracts, 1968-75.
Awarded Named Professor­ship,
School of Mgt., Univ. of
Alaska-Fairbanks, 1987. B.S.,
Waynesburg College; M.A.,
Ph.D., University of Nebraska­Lincoln.
MITCHELL S. PORCHE, JR
'67,President(1980-),Porche
International Enterprises,
Ltd. (US).
Univ. Autonoma de Guadala­jara,
Mexico: Prof. Assoc.
Spring Corp.: Controller 1973,
internat. 1971; Internat. Acct.
Mgr. 1970. Winchester
Internat.: Mgr., Middle East,
Africa 1969; Fin. Analyst 1967.
B.S., Louisiana State Univ.;
M.S., Rennselaer Polytech
RICHARD S. ROBERTS '48,
Retired.
U.S. Dept. of Comm.: Sr.
Advisor, internat. 1967. First
Nat. Bank: New York 1964.
Am. Institute for libreign
'frade: Assoc. Prof., VP 1961.
Recipient, Jonas B. Mayer
American Business Enlighten­ment
Award, 1956; Barton
Kyle Yount Outstanding
Student Award.
Inst.; postgrad, Thlane Univ. RICHARD E. RAGSDALE
DOUGLAS RAE QUELLAND
'72, Owner, President,
Thank-Q Rentals (phoenix,
AZ).
Undergrad: Iowa State Univ.
'67, Chairman, Community
Health Systems, Inc./Great
Northern Health Mgt. Ltd.
(Brentwood, TN).
Republic Health Corp. Co­founder.
INA Health Care
Group, Inc: 'freas.1980. Hosp.
Affiliates Internat., Inc: VP,
'freas. 1973. The Chase
Manhattan Banle Asst. 'freas.
1968. B.A., Ohio Univ.
PAUL R. REISS '60, Senior
Business Analyst, Geneva
Corp.
Surglite Intemat.: Pres., C.E.O ..
Bic (Mexico): Pres. JBS
Internat.: Mkt. Dir. Litton
Industries: Import/export
dept. Named Bus. Exec. ofthe
Year, Mexico. B.S., Bowling
Green Univ.
JOHN THOMAS ROGSTAD
'51, Group Vice President,
Upjohn International Inc.:
Group VP, Latin Am. 1985;
Pacific Div. 1979; Africa,
Middle East 1977; VP 1973;
Area Mgr., South Am. 1970;
Gen. Mgr., Guatemala 1965;
Sales Mgr., Upjohn-Mexico
1958. Sterling Drug Co.: Latin
Am., Middle East 1951.
Recipient, WE. Upjohn Award,
1968. Undergrad: Univ. of
Minnesota.
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J. PHILLIP SAMPER '61,
Vice-Chairman, Executive
Officer, Eastman Kodak Co.:
Group VP 1982; VP 1978;
Asst. VP, Mkt. Div. 1977; Gen.
Mgr., Brazil 1973; Gen. Mgr.,
Caribbean 1969; Asst. Gen
Mgr., Barcelona 1968; Mkt.
Mgr.-1967; Mgr. 1965; Admin.
Mgr. 1963; Sales Div., internat.
1962. B.s., Univ. of California,
Berkeley; M.S.M., Mass.1nst.
of Tech.
MIKE A. SANTELLANES '50,
Director, Senior Partner,
Price Waterhouse:
Election to World Board, 1987;
Costa Rica 1965; Sr. Acct.,
Guatemala 1964; Los Angeles
1960. Recipient, Jonas B.
Mayer American Business
Enlightenment Award, 1985;
Alumni Achievement Award,
Northern Ariz. Univ., 1987.
B.S., Northern Ariz. Univ.;
postgrad, Univ. of Costa Rica.
ALBAN W. SCHUELE '70,
Vice President, Treasurer
(1980-), Hoechst Celanese
Corp. (Somerville, NJ).
The Chase Manhattan Bank:
VP 1970. B.S., Ariz. State Dniv.
J. KENNETH SEWARD '57,
Senior Vice President,
Director, Johnson & Higgins
(NY):
VP, admin. overseas 1979;
Dir., Italy 1973; Gen. Mgr.,
Colombia 1966; VP, Venezuela
1965; Mgr. 1962. Monsanto:
Intemat. Dept. 1957. Thunder­bird
Board of 'frustees. B.S.,
Villanova Dniv.
LIANNE T. SORKIN '72,
Partner (1986-), Sorkin!
Rivrnan Communications
Consultants (NY).
Lianne Sorkin Assoc.:
Founder/Owner 1979. Metro­politan
Insurance Co.: Mgr.
1975. Recipient, New York
Young Careerist, 1977. B.A.,
Washington Dniv.; M.A.,
Harvard Dniv.
LELAND E. STALKER' 48,
Retired.
Sears Del Peru, Sears, Roebuck
and Co.: Pres.
JAMES D. STAUB '57, Senior
Vice President (1984-),
Atlanta Sosnoff Capital
Corp. (NY).
ABPRI Inc.: Dir., 'freas. 1982.
Rogers Fbods Inc.: VP, 'freas.
1980. Alexander & Baldwin
Inc.: 'freas. 1982; Sen Analyst
1970. Who's Who in Am. B.A.,
Kenyon College; Stanford Dniv.
CHARLES M. STOCKHOLM
'56, Managing Director,
Trust Co. of the West (San
Francisco).
Crocker Nat. Bank: Sr. Exec.
VP 1976. Citibank: Chrmn,
Intemat.; Sr. Officer. Thunder­bird
Board of 'frustees. Dnder­grad:
Stanford Dniv.
WILLIAM H. STRONG '67,
President (1984-), Teledyne
Industries International (Los
Angeles):
VP, Mkt. 1979. Lockheed Air­craft
Intemat.: Mkt. Dir. 1968;
Mgr., Japan 1967. Dndergrad:
Dniv. of Madrid; Middlebury
College.
JAMES D. TRAVIS '57,
President, Chief Operating
Officer, Hal Riney &
Partners, Inc. (NY).
Della Femina, 'fravisano
Partners: V Chrmn, COO 1984;
Pres. 1980; Exec. VP 1975.
Young & Rubicam: Acct. Mgr.
Colgate-Palmolive Intemat.
Dndergrad: Denison Dniv.
B. THEODORE TROY '57,
President (1983-) ,American
Advertising Distributors of
Central Florida (Longwood,
FL).
Kayser-Roth Corp. (NY): Pres.
1978. Burlington Export Co.:
Pres. 1977. R.J. Reynolds Co.:
Pres., Brazil 1976, Mexico
1968. McCann-Erickson: Acct.
Exec. 1961. Procter & Gamble:
Brand Mgr., England 1957.
Recipient, Distinguished
Achievement Award, Univ. Cal.
Santa Barbara, 1979; Who's
Who in Am. Undergrad: Univ.
CaL, Santa Barbara.
GERARD J. VAN HEUVEN
'73, Executive Vice Presi­dent,
United States-Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
(Washington, D.C.):
Gen. Mgr. 1977. Caterpillar
'fractor Co.: GoY. Affairs Rep.
1974. Who's Who in Am.
Undergrad: Louisiana State
Univ.
JOHN A. WARNER, SR '48,
Retired. Pepsi Co. Inc.
(Mexico):
Sr. VP 1983; Pres., C.E.O.,
Sabritas, S.A. de C.v. 1967;
VP, Australia 1962; Div. VP,
Far East; Reg. Mgr., Mexico
1950. Sudamtex: Dept. Mgr.,
Uruguay 1948. Recipient,
Jonas B. Mayer American
Business Enlightenment
Award, 1981. Degrees: Univ. of
Michigan; Univ. of Minnesota;
Univ. of Cal., Berkeley.
JAN A. WELLS '64, Owner
(1986-), Hog Heaven Res­taurant
(San Francisco).
Paul Masson: PR Dir., VP
1978. Brown Vintners Co.: PR
Dir., VP 1975; Prod. Mgr. 1971.
J. Walter Thompson: Chile
1966; Acct. Exec. 1965. Under­grad:
Columbia College.
CHARLES A. WHITCOMB
'54, Assistant to the Presi­dent
(1987-), Sisler Ballum
Inc. (Miami). Intercontinental
Banle Pres., V. Chm. 1979.
President, Vice Chairman
(1979-), Intercontinental
Bank (FL). Barnett Bank of
Miami: V Chrmn 1977; Pres.
1973. Chase Manhattan Bank:
VP, Gen. Mgr., Canada 1972;
Asst. Gen. Mgr., Puerto Rico
1966. B.A., DePauw Univ.
MARLON W. WILLSON '51,
Owner (1982-), So. Florida
Financial Planning Serv. Inc.,
and Florida Numismatic Inv.
Corp. (Miami).
Willson Internat. Ltd. Inc.:
Pres., Owner 1960. Gr3.I\iaLos
Americanos S.A.: Owner 1956.
Ralston Purina: Mgr., Cuba
1951. B.S., Univ. of South
Dakota.
DANIEL D. WITCHER '50,
Corporate Senior Vice
President Worldwide
Human Health Businesses
(1986-), The Upjohn Co.
(Kalamazoo, MI):
Corp. VP 1985; Gen. Mgr.
1979; Pres., Internat. 1972;
Group VP 1970; Area Mgr.,
Latin Am. 1960. Thunderbird
Board of Trustees.
CLARENCE H. YAHN,JR '62,
President, C.E.O. (1982-),
Aircap Industries Corp.
(TN).
Sunbeam Corp.: Group Pres.
1980; Div. Pres. 1979; VP,
Gen. Mgr., Mexico 1975. Ranco
Inc.: Gen. Mgr., Mexico 1972;
Export Mgr. 1967. Northwest
Engineering Co.: Export Mgr.
1963. Thunderbird Board
of Trustees. B.S., Univ. of
Wisconsin.
A San Francisco T'birds attended a
special Christmas celebration in the
Green Room at the Opera House
featuring a nine-course Beijing duck
banquet Over 120 people were in
attendance, including special guests
of honor Berger Erickson, executive
vice president emeritus; Charles
Stockholm '56, (lrst preSident of the
Thunderbird Alumni Association; and
Elza White, associate professor of
French at Thunderbird.
!!t.===;:;~ ~ Atlanta T'birds met at Stu Baker's,
the (lrst time the group has been
organized since 1984. (I-r) (lrstrow:
Ralph Bucher '85; Tom Erdman '85;
Mike Wittenstein '85; Brian Over­street'
80; David Hufnager '87;
second row: Maher Tubbeh '86;
Janet Schoer '83; Lisa Donovan '85;
Janet Entrekin '87; May Cheong '87;
Aara Killian '82; Stephen Herrington
'82; Victor Yousif'82; Chris Corcoran
79;John McArthur 75; third row:
Katya Hernandez '82; Gaetan
Gouraige '85; Gwen Swift '83;John
Speirs '86; Bryan Casey, John Rech­steiner
78; and Peter HiII'82. Other
T'birds in attendance were Eric
Benzoor '85;Jim Brady '59;Jim
Cunningham '82; Shaun Crawley
'82;Jose Hernandez '83; Carol Ouzts
Kon(lne 77; Paul Stabler '69; Elisa
Verges '84;James Wayt '82; and
Shari Williams '84.
T'birds in Washington gathered at
the home of Steve Hatch 74 to
celebrate the holidays. The group
included Cynthia Taylor '84; Greg
Duke 78; Barry Richard '82; Barry
Sadler 79; Hua Yao Barnes '87;
Howard Hultgren '81; Richard
Stratton '82; Janet Messner '81;
Howard Taub '81; Tony Fyrquist '83;
Grant Hutchins '51; Harold Wright
'48; Mark Cron '87; Betsy Reese
'83; Paul Bradley '87; Eric Dormoi
'86;Jim Shelton '84; Philo Lund 77;
Don Ogle '61; Frank Cahill '69;
Gregg Napoli '87; Ed Fountain '65;
Greg Stevenson '83; Dave Neuman
'86; Henrik Hartman '87; Russell
Bennett 86 '; Mounir Ghaly 79; Tom
McHugh 78; Alex Wells 71; Leonard
McNally '86; Tom Hedges 75;Jeff
Mills '87; and TomJoski '85.
A In April, T'birds witnessed the mar­riage
of Jaime Campoverde '85 and
Donna Kohn '86. Standing (I-r) Beth
Schendel '85, Nancy King '86,
Theresa O'Connor '86, Francisco
Perez '86, Donna Kohn Campoverde
and Jaime Campoverde,Julie Pen­nington
'86, and Kevin Asbjornson
'85. Kneeling (I-r) Chris Lynch '86,
Greg Dixon, and Alex Graf von
Gneisenau '84.
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15
julia Harvey, director of col­lege
relations, joined 21 alumni
and guests at the Willow Oaks
Country Club, Richmond, for
cocktails and dinner. Harvey
updated alumni on news from
Thunderbird and presented
Thunderbird coffee mugs to
Vicki L. Warren '77, and Spen­cer
j. Adams '48 who traveled
the farthest and who represented
the earliest graduating class.
George Hiller '72 helped coor­dinate
the event.
WASHINGTON
Approximately 260 alumni are
currently living in the Seattle/
"Jacoma area and receiving the
alumni association newsletter.
Tbirds meet the last Thursday
of the month alternating between
Duke's Queen Anne, starting in
january, and Anthony's Home
Port.
CANADA
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver Tbirds are holding
First Tuesdays at Brothers
Restaurant, # 1 Water Street,
Vcmcouver, beginning at 5:30
p.m. The energetic crew, con­sisting
of George Lee '58, Christa
Biermayer '79, Stuart Anderson
'85, and Dean Bennion '87, are
in the process of organizing a
conference to take place in
Vancouver next summer. Speak­ers
on trade with the Pacific
Rim, international money mar­kets,
and other topics of interest
could be arranged. Anyone
interested in providing feed­back
and possibly attending the
proposed conference should
contact Dean Bennion through
the Alumni Relations Office on
campus.
ARGENTINA
Patricio Seidel '74 reports that
the Buenos Aires Tbirds are
alive and active in Argentina. A
joint meeting was held with
alumni from Columbia, Stanford,
and Harvard business schools
resulting in a record crowd and
Continued, page 26
ALUMNI UPDATES
Class oj
1947
Benjamin Cohen '47, lives in New Haven,
Connecticut, with his wife, Freda. He is retired.
Class of
1948
John A. Lien '48, is director of the heavy
equipment division of the u.s. Department of
Commerce. He and his wife, 'hInda, live in
Potomac, MD.
Class of
1949
Robert H. Cheroske '49, after four years of
retirement has joined the ranks of the employed
as president of International Lighting Consult­ants.
He writes that he is so busy he hardly has
time to enjoy Laguna Niguel, California, where he
lives. Henry T Mulryan '49, is senior vice
preSident of Cyprus Minerals Company in
Englewood, CO.
Class of
1950
Robert S. Dodd '50, is self-employed as a writer.
He lives in Bend, OR. Malcolm E Gleason '50,
has retired to Laguna Hills, California, before
beginning a new international career. Peter Scott
'50, held an art show at Perspectives Gallery in
San Diego, California, in September and October
1987. He lives in Coronado, ·CA. Philip A. Toll
'50, is the manager of corporate financial systems
for Mobil Corp. in New York.
Class of
1951
Richard D. Anderson '51, is a real estate broker
of Holland Realty &: Investment Co. He lives in
Fort Lauderdale, FL. William C. Bramble '5 1,
has retired from Ralston Purina. He lives in
Panama Ciry, FL. Grant Hutchins '5 1, has retired
to Port Ludlow, WA.
Class of
1952
Toby R. Madison '52, has retired and lives in
Santa Barbara, CA. Clarence R. O'Neal '52, is
adviser to the president ofThird World Academy
of Sciences, involved in science transfer to the
Third World, Miramare, Trieste, Italy.
Class of
1953
Earl L. Nissen '53, has retired from his own
business, Nissen International. He lives in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Class of
1954
Philip E Kirk '54, has retired in earnest and
moved to the landings on Skidaway Island,
Savannah, GA. George R. LindahlJr. '54, is
completing 25 happy years in Guatemala City. He
and his Guatemalan wife enjoy lots of global
travel, including a trip to China in June. George
sends his regards to his roommates from suite
2-C. Charles Whitcomb '54, is assistant to the
president of Sisler Ballum Inc., a commerciaV
industrial real estate firm. He works with Gary
Sisler '59. Charles lives in Miami.
Class of
1955
Robert E Keyes '55, has retired from teaching in
the San Bernardino schools. He lives in Rialto,
CA.
Class of
1958
David A. Brown '58, is a parmer in Casino del
Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia.
Class of
1959
Kenneth P. Cave '59, is president of SS
Consulting. He and his wife, Yolanda, live in
Dallas. Robert L. Fife '59, has left Gulf &: Western
and is self-employed as president of Direct
Marketing Management. Robert lives in Sarasota,
FL. Barton L Hartzell '59, is an industrial analyst
for The Boeing Company of Seattle. He and his
wife, Luz, live in Bellevue, WA.
Class of
1960
Michael L. Boyatt '60, is vice president of Esso
Inter-America Inc. in Coral Gables, FL. Carl R.
Falletta '60, is self-employed in investment. He
and his wife, Diana, live in London from May to
October and Savannah, Georgia, the remainder of
the year. Gerald H. Kangas '60, is general
manager and chief executive officer of the United
Saudi Commercial Bank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
William L. Lyons BrownJr. '60, was recently
featured in an article titled "The CEO 1000" in
Business \.\.eek. He is CEO of Brown-Forman,
producer of California Coolers and other spirits.
V\allace L. Petersen '60, is managing director of
Triax International Ltd., a telecommunication
firm . He and his wife, Renee, live in Saratoga, CA.
Class of
1961
Kenneth L. Bennett '61, was appointed vice
president at WD. W,men Co. in Dreieich, West
Germany. David T Hodgin '61, is president of
American Holiday Resorts Inc. He and his wife,
Claire,live in La Selva, CA. G.E Norwood '61,
has been promoted to vice president for North
American marketing for Del Monte Tropical Fruit
Co., Coral Gables, FL. Patrick E. O'Sullivan '61 ,
has a son attending Thunderbird now. Patrick
lives in Kansas City, MO.
Class of
1962
Jack BeldonJr. '62, is president of Goodyear
Venezuela. He writes, ''Venezuela is truly one of
the most exciting and promising countries in the
hemisphere." Carlos E. Cortes '62, is a professor
of history at the University of California in
Riverside, CA. He has been named to the
International Panel of Scholars for the Hispanic
Heritage Curriculum Project of the New York State
Department of Education. James M. Davis '62, is
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Carlos E. Cortes '62 William). Messett '67
director of international sales and marketing for
Pilling. He has moved from California to Ambler,
PA. Malcolm H. Miller '62, is co-owner and vice
preSident sales of Walworth Foundries, a foundry
and machine shop. He lives in Walworth , WI.
Marc Mosko '62, is the president of Model Expo
&: Euro Imports Inc. in Fairfield, NJ. Wendell
Pilger '62, is director of business devdopment of
Griffin Tech. Inc. He lives in Portland, OR. Chuck
Rensfield '62, is in sales with American Lifeshare
Association. He lives in Escondido, CA. Alexan­der
U. Toschi '62, is the executive vice president
of the National Foreign Trade Council in New York.
Class of
1963 • November 1988
Earle T Okumura '63, is the senior manager for
Peat Marwick Main &: Co. in Los Angeles. Harold
S. Olcott '63, returned to the United States after a
year in Milan, Italy. He is international sales and
marketing manager for Victor Equipment Com­pany.
Harold and his wife.]anet, live in Denton,
IX. Michael R. Smith '63, has been named
executive vice president and director of the board
of Price and Pierce International Inc. , forest
products agents. He lives in Riverside, CT
Class of
1964
Reginald R. Eklund '64, is president of'mle
Materials Handling Corp. He resides in Flemington,
NJ. Norval Tyler '64, is president of Federal Land
Exchange, Inc. in Scottsdale, AZ. His company
organizes land exchanges between the U.S. Forest
Service and private landowners. He was recently
featured in an article in The Arizona Republic.
Class of
1965
E. Garrett Conn '65, is vice president of
marketing, Thtum-H/N International. He lives in
Gainesville, GAJohn]. Hunt '65, has been
appointed vice president for economic develop­ment
of the Chamber of Commerce of Auburn
and Cayuga County, Inc. He lives in Monterey
County, CA. Roger V. Long '65, is president of
Roger V Long, Inc., an advertising agency He
lives in Scottsdale, AZ.
Class of
1966
John W. Bowers '66, is the president of Metal
Master Company of Delaware Inc. and lives in
Wallingford, PA.
Class of
1967
Dallas N. Archibald '67, is regional vice
president of NCH International. He lives in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. David D. Carpita '67, married
Nitockrees Thdros in August 1987. He is general
manager and director of Trans-Arabian Invest­ment
Bank in Manama, Bahrain. William E Craig
'67, is president of Nunez Corporativa CA, a
group of industries which range from a steel
service center, bus manufacturing and commer­cial
refrigeration manufacturing. He and his
Venezuelan wife, Rosa Isabel, have four children,
ranging from 6 to 2l years of age. John H.
Dunmar '6 7, has joined Warren Piaff Inc. as an
executive vice president and consultant. He lives
in Stamford, CT. William C. Dyer '67, is vice
president, international sales, of Price Pfister Inc.
He lives in Pacoima, CA. James T. Grossmann
'67, is director, office of private sector programs,
with the U.S. Agency for International Develop­ment
in Honduras, Central America. John G.
Kretlow '67, has lived in Miami, Florida, since
1981. He joined Texaco in 1973 and lived in
Lloyd Clark
Prolific letter writer and punster Lloyd
Clark '49 estimates 500 or more of his
"Letters to the Editor" have seen print.
His thought-provoking comments have
appeared in the WIll StreetJournal, USA
Today, Time as well as many Arizona
publications.
An example is this item that appeared
inJuly:
Considering the Marine lieu­tenant
colonel's appearance before
the congressional committee,
it's very likely that the North shall
rise again.
Lloyd Clark
Phoenix
Africa and Latin America. John is an oil supply
and trading analyst with Texaco International
Trader David B. McCracken '67, has accepted a
position with Ralston Purina International as vice
chairman and managing director of their opera­tion
in Turkey He was with the international
division of Armco Inc. for 20 years. David lives
with his wife, Carole, in Istanbul. Jerome W.
McFadden '67, is an international sales manager
for Binney lSI Smith, Inc. He lives in Bethlehem,
PA. William]. Messett, III '67, moved to Miami
three years ago after living in Latin America for 17
years. He is a managing partner for Thsa, Inc.,
working in executive search in Latin America and
the u.s. Earl K. Oman '67, and his wife, Diane,
celebrated their 20th anniversary in 1987. They
have a daughter, Kirsten, age 13. The family lives
in Coral Gables, Florida. Earl has had his own
international real estate firm since 1974. William
D. Page '67, is self-employed and lives in Denver,
CO. Harold N. Tune '6 7, is an independent
international business consultant with Harold N.
Tune lSI Associates. He lives in Los Gatos, CA. Joel
T. Wineburgh '67, is senior vice president of
Cometals [nc., Commercial Metals Co. He and his
wife have been married 24 years and have three
children. They live in New City, NY
Class of
1968 III November 1988
Richard L. Bernhard '68, is senior project
manager for CBT/Architects in Boston, MA.
Samuel Biddle '68, is self-employed with United
Benefit Corporation. He lives in Bellevue, WA.
John T. Bunn '68, has his own company,J,T. Bunn
and Company. He lives in Paradise \lilley, AZ.
Floyd H. Gripman '68, is west division manager
of Yokohama Tire Corporation. He lives in
Mission Viejo, California, with his wife, Sally.
When he's not summarizing the
nation's tempo in a concise sentence or
two, Clark teaches Arizona History and
Arizona Constitution and Government
at Rio Salado Community College. Prior
to joining the faculty at Rio Salado,
Clark oversaw the elderly and handi­capped
vehicle program for the Arizona
Department of Transportation.
Clark also draws on his experience
with the Northern and Southeastern
Arizona Councils of Government and
more than 16 years with the Phoenix
Newspapers to provide a wealth of
first-hand experiences that illustrate
Arizona government in action.
While most of his days have been
spent stateside since leaving Thunder­bird,
Clark has played a role in interna­tional
affairs. In a departure from the
normal course of careers, Clark took a
short 16-year detour to return to the U.S
Army in 1966. Colonel Clark instructed
Southeast Asian-bound officers at Fort
Gordon in effective ways of returning
civil government to the people of occu­pied
areas.
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Maurice S. Martin '68, is self-employed as a
contract consultant in Woodinville, WA Masaaki
Nakamoto '68, founded his own company,
Nakamoto Research lSI Consulting, and develops
licensing agreements between Japanese and
EuropeanlUSA firms. Donald R. Spongberg '68,
is vice president of investment for Paine Webber
He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Gladys.
Class of
1969
Christian H. Demaret '69, is director, France,
INA Reinsurance Company. He lives in Chatou,
France. Bonnie Gadless '69, lives with her
husband and two stepchildren in Columbia,
Maryland, where she has a private practice of
traditional acupuncture. Robert W. Nimmo '69,
is vice preSident of Citicorp in Tokoyo. Howard
G. Patterson '69, is vice president for Caribbean
Pacific Marketing, Inc. in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Allan]. Starr '69, works for Mazda Distributors,
Inc. as a district parts manager, in Irvine, CA
Class of
1970
Kenneth]. Beers '70, was appOinted the director
of corporate and foundation relations for Elmira
College in New York. Brian Bell '70, is
self-employed as an independent financial ana­lyst
in Woodinville, WAJohn S. Brady '70, is a
pharmacist at Smitty's Super \lilue, Inc. He lives
in Phoenix. A. Douglas Gilmore '70, is vice
preSident, sales and marketing, at Transcanada
Glass. He lives in Mercer Island, Washington,
with his wife, Joy. Richard H. Harding '70, is the
senior vice president for First Interstate Bank of
Washington. He lives in Seattle. James A.
Henderson '70, is manager, international-Japan
for lJV Corporation, missiles division. He lives in
Irving, Texas, with his wife, Charlotte. Glenn R.
McQuiston '70, is the senior vice president for
Society Expeditions, a wholesale travel firm in
Seattle. Fred C. Morello '70, works for Alcatel
Qume Corp. as a treasury specialist. He resides in
Cupertino, CA. John L. Muncy '70, is a vice
president/manager at Bank of California. He and
his wife, Mirja, live in Hong Kong. \¥.liter H.
NagelJr. '70, has just published a book entitled,
Export Marketing Handbook, published by Praeger
of New York. Gus Nixon '70, is vice preSident of
corporate sales for Team 1Iansport International
in Dallas, TX. Donald K. Odermann '70, is
leaving his position as senior vice president of
Olmstead Kennedy and Gardner to become
country director of the Peace Corps in the
Dominican Republic. He and his wife live in
Santo Domingo. Philip G. O'Rourke '70, is
corporate secretary for WTR Ltd. , a firm involved
in trade and finance. He lives in San Francisco.
Lorin]. Sanderson '70, is in insurance sales for
the Village Bank/Insurance Agency. He and his
wife,Joyce, live in Forest, OH. Charles M. Weeks
'70, is vice president of the Hollywood Cafe, S.A.
He lives in Madrid, Spain. Arthur A. Wegner '70,
has established his own company, Garaquip Inc.
The firm is located in Mundelein , Illinois, and
specializes in international marketing of automo­tive
service equipment. Frederick B. Weiss '70, is
a full-time member of the faculty of Virginia
Wesleyan College. He teaches accounting and
international business. Frederick lives in Virginia
Beach, VA Jeremy C. Whitted '70, is a partner
and vice president marketing and creative sales of
the Action Media Group, Inc. in New York City.
ALUMNI UPDATES
Class of
1971
Richard E. Carter '71, is vice president of Signet
Armorlite, a manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses.
He and his wife, Elisabeth, live in Escondido, CA.
William M. Coulter '71 , is a vice president of
Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. He and his wife,
Cheryl, live in Summit, Nj. George H. Hadley
'71 , is an account executive and retirement plan
coordinator for Dean Witter Reynolds. He and his
wife, Malama,live in Maui, HI. John A. Latham
'71, is the owner of Export Marketing Consulting
Co. in Toronto. David A. Stewart '71 , is
self-employed as owner and manager of Thsha
Energy Systems. He lives in Madison, AL.
Class of
1972
Richard Ambrose '72, works for Johnson &
Higgins. He and his wife,jane, live in Thipei,
Thiwan. Monthly meetings ofTbird graduates
started in 1987 after Bill Funk '71 organized a
local reunion. William H. Barkell '72, is Consul
General of the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile.
Bruce Blankenship '72, is president of Blanken­ship
Developments, Inc. , an investment company
in Lubbock, TX. Michael G. Clennan '72,
recently became a Certified Internal Auditor and a
Certified Financial Planner. He works for an oil
company, Roy M. Huffington, Inc., as an audit
supervisor. Johannes C. Combee '72, is treasurer
for Fisher Controls France, a subsidiary of
Monsanto. He writes that he misses the weather
even after all these years. Hans lives in Guebwiller,
France. Ryan]. Lancaster '72, works for the
Cambridge Group, Inc. , an executive advisory
firm located in Phoenix. McDiarmid Messenger
'72, has returned to the U.s. after three years in
Abu Dhabi and the Middle East and four years in
Brazil. He heads up the international business at
First Interstate Bank International, Los Angeles.
Rory O. Moore '72, is practicing law with the
Public Defender of Santa Barbara County,
handling felony jury trials. He married Linda
Karppinen in 1981 and they have a son , Nicolas
Alejandro, born in 1986. They live in Santa
Barbara, CA. O.w. Shilling '72 , is a manager for
Continental Insurance Co. He and his wife,
Sharon, live in Tokyo,Japan. W. Allen Taft '72, is
the president of Weems Munro, Inc., insurance
consultants, in Wilmington, DE. Bernard N.
Anderson '73, is a commercial realtor for
Execunet Realty Specialists. He lives in
Scottsdale, AZ.
Class of
1973
Donald]. Bisbee '73, is practicing law in his own
office in Scottsdale, Arizona. He and his wife,
Stefany, have two children; Tracy, II, and Erin, 8.
David L Foster '73, is writing a series of articles
titled "The Moving Thrget: How Japan's Changing
Environment is Outpacing its Famed Manage­ment
Technology" for the Tokyo Journal. A book by
the same title is forthcoming. Kingsley I. Ikpe
'73, recently completed the advanced manage­ment
program at Harvard Business School. He is
general manager of leon Limited (Merchant
BankerS) in Lagos, Nigeria. Leo G. Leger '73,
completed four years in Honeywell as director of
promotion, advertising and marketing services.
He is now responsible for all sales, service and
field operations, Honeywell Bull, western Can­ada.
He and his wife, Cathleen, live in Uxbridge,
Ontario. Brian Marshall '73, is director for U.S.
membership and publications for the U.5.lMexico
Chamber of Commerce. Gregory B. Murphy '73,
was named president and chief executive officer
ofEntenmann's Inc. and vice president of General
Foods, U.S.A. He has been with General Foods for
13 years. Louis R. Peters '73, is vice president of
Hibernia Bank. He lives in San Francisco. Ronald
R. pfaffiin '73, is president of Padm Corporation,
an import and management consulting firm. He
lives in Newburgh, IN. Michael L. Quinn '73, is
self-employed for the Recovery Home Health
Care Agency. He lives in 'rllrdley, 11\. Dean Van
Clay '73, recently joined Century 21 Stanmeyer
as a sales associate. He was previously a sales
representative for ocean export for TFL Sales.
Juwhan Yun '73, is president of Komex, an
export firm specializing in industrial products.
He lives in Short Hills, Nj.
Class of
1974
Abelardo Curdumi '74, is head of product
development in the investment banking division
of First National Bank of Chicago. He recently
returned to the campus as a guest lecturer during
Winterim. Barry Heimbigner '74, has been
named vice preSident and general manager of
SPNB, Thipei branch, and Security Pacific Thiwan
country manager, overseeing the Thipei and
Kaohsiung branches. He and his wife, Twila, live
in Thipei. Lawrence P. Keeler '74, is deputy
manager in an investment group of Uni
Insurance, where his duties include foreign
exchange and investments in bonds and shares in
any currency other than Norwegian kroner. He
lives in Baerums Verk, Norway. Richard H. Lee
'74, was awarded the Elijah Witt Sells Silver
Medal for receiving the second highest score out
of the 65,294 candidates who completed the
Uniform CI1\ Examination. He is controller, sales
and marketing operations, of the consumer
products division of Zenith Electronics Corpora­tion
in Glenview, IL. Michael R. Litton '74, is vice
John Rogstad
A career that began as a trainee for
Sterling Drug in Venezuela has led John
Rogstad '51 to the Kalamazoo corporate
headquarters of Up john International
Inc., as group vice president overseeing
latin America, Canada, Africa, the
Middle East, Near East, India, Bangla­desh,
Sri lanka and the subcontinent.
Rogstad's seven years' experience with
Sterling in Venezuela, Panama, Costa
Rica, Guatemala and the Middle East
caught the eye of Upjohn recruiters as
they launched international marketing
efforts. Rogstad joined Upjohn as the
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president of Bridge International Company, an
international commodity trading firm in San
Francisco. He has three children. Lee P. Lundal
'74, has established his own import/export
business specializing in truck equipment, Lee
Lundal & Associates, Inc. in Western Springs, IL.
Susan L. McLane Dudley '74, is manager, office
service and escrow tax, for Westwood Mortgage
Corporation. She lives with her husband,
William, in Farmers Branch, TX.John M. Rollo
'74, is vice preSident, Europe, for Burger King
Corporation. He lives in Garmisch, V>kst Germany.
Steven B. Schaefer '74, is the Asia Pacific area
manager for Motorola Asia Ltd. He and his wife,
Nancy, live in Hong Kong. Par Shaw Loomis '74,
and her husband, William, had a son, Spencer, in
July 1987. Par is in advertising sales for
Minneapolis SI. Paul Magazine. James M. Sherfey
'74, is president and CEO of CD Technologies,
Inc., a computer software development firm. He
and his wife, Arlene, live in Carmel, CA.
Class of
1975
Mark W. Andersen '75, has started up the new
in-house promotion department of Hershey
Foods Corporation and continues to act as
director of marketing for Hershey Pasta Group. He
lives in Hershey, 11\. Michael E Bell '75, is
manager of human resources for Lucas Aerospace
Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace components.
He and his wife, Patricia, live in Sterling, VA.
Taylor Collings '75, was recently promoted to
senior vice preSident, production, of Sullivan
Payne Co. in Seattle, WA.John Corral '75 , is area
manager, South America, of Baxter Travenol
International, a medical sales firm. He lives with
his wife, Mayra, in Miami. K. A. "Casey"
Cummings '75, is living in Fairfax, Virginia, with
his wife, Linda, and their two sons, Darren, 7, and
Mark, 3. Casey is vice president of Winthrop
Financial, a real estate investment firm. Roy de
Motte '75, has established his own foreign trade
company's first Mexican-based sales
manager in 1958. He was soon pro­moted
to area manager and helped
open sales territory in many countries.
Except for a brief hiatus in Michigan in
1963, Rogstad lived abroad for 26 years.
The route back to Kalamazoo has
included stops in 82 countries and
colonies, some of which he has visited
or lived in several times.
The Rogstad's three children were
born outside of the u.s. Familyadven­tures
abroad would provide tinder for
many hours of fireside storytelling. True
tales include the day in the early '70s
when the Rogstad parents thwarted a
kidnapping attempt by six gun-toting
Argentinians. On the lighter side, there's
the day the Peruvian doctor assumed
that a company located in Kalamazoo
must be Japanese.
Rogstad reports he runs into Thunder­birds
in many countries, many of whom
strike up a conversation after noticing
his distinctive Tbird ring.
K. Barr-Hovsepian 76 Ralph Della Ratto 77
company, dMT, in Munich, specializing in
consulting and products for environmental
protection. Philippe Deymes '75, married Henny
Polii Dengan on October 24,1987 in Paris.
Richard A. Floyd '75 , is president and owner of
lasting Endearments, a manufacturer of collecti­bles.
He and his wife, Noriko, live in laguna
Beach, CA. Robert W. Hartman '75, is an
investment real estate broker with REIMAX
Investment Group. He lives in laguna Niguel,
CA. Leland G. Henken '75, has accepted a new
position as vice president for Angles Securities.
He lives in Pacific Palisades, CA. Dale R.Jackson
'75 , is vice president of purchasing for Continen­tal
Grain Co. He lives in Naperville, IL.]. Paige
Lambert '75, is owner of]. Plambert, Ltd .
International Marketing. She lives in Portland,
OR. Kevin P. O'Donnell '75, was interviewed in
thejuly/August issue of Group PracticeJournal. He
is chairman of Healthcare Resources of America
in Lewisville, TX. Michel Rittenberg '75, was
elected a vice president of Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner and Smith in August 1987. He lives in
Madison, N]. Richard A. Storch '75, has formed
Storch International Inc., dealing in the
export/import of home furnishings and consult­ing.
He lives in Madison, WI. Roger W. Titley
'75, was promoted to vice president/director
international development for Sheraton Interna-tional
in Boston. Paul Tveit '75, is responsible for
commercial affairs in the US. Consulate General.
He and his wife, Chris, moved from West Berlin to
jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
John R. Austin '76, has been elected preSident of
the San Francisco chapter of the International
Association for Financial Planning, Inc. Kristen
Barr Hovsepian '76, is an assistant professor at
Ashland College and working on her DBA at Kent
State University. She lives in Ashland, Ohio, with
her husband , james, and her son, Nicholas.
Bruce H. Burlington '76, is vice president of
Privatbanken NS. He lives in New York City. Adul
Chatnilbandh '76, has resigned from Cargill Ltd .
in Thailand to form his own company, CFI B<\RI ,
Ltd., marketing Australian food products in the
Far East. He lives in Bangkok, Thailand. Leanne
H, Collett '76, is an assistant vice president/calling
officer with the NMB Bank Los Angeles. She lives
in Pasadena, CA. Kent Deitemeyer '76, is general
manager, Asia/Pacific, Solvay Animal Health, a
subSidiary of Salsbury International. He lives in
Singapore. George l. Del Canto '76, works for
the Central Bank for Cooperatives as vice '
president/assistant area manager for Europe,
Middle East, and Africa. He lives in Denver.
Marsha Dow MacColl '76, is a homemaker and
mother of a 4-year-old son, She and her husband ,
Robert, are expecting another child in March.
They live in San Francisco. Peter J, Jucht '76, is
vice president/managing director, INS Interna­tional
Medical SpeCialties SA He lives in Blonay,
Switzerland, with his wife, Ditte. GeraldJ, Karpf
'76, is marketing director of Generic Systems
Development Inc. He lives in New York City.
Stephen]. Linney '76, is manager, special credit
unit, of the Saudi Investment Bank. He lives in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Steven E, Maim '76, was
appointed director general and chief operation
officer of jacob Dezafon , headquartered in Paris.
Sam Pieh '76, is with Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc.
He lives in lake Oswego, Oregon, with his wife,
Mary. Yasuhiro Takahashi '76, joined Centocor,
Inc., a pharmaceutical firm , as a vice preSident
and was elected as president of the wholly owned
subsidiary, Nippon Centocor K.K, in Tokyo.
Class of
1977
Cynthia Bailey Oakes '77, is district manager for
Steelcase, Inc. Her daughter, Madeleine, was born
injuly 1986. They live in Englewood, CO. Perry
E, Ball '77, has been with the Foreign Service
since 1978. He is currently regional resources
officer for the US. Department of State and lives
in Santiago, Chile. T Michael Bartley '77, is a
staff manager for AT&T Technologies, Federal
Systems. He lives in Pittsburg, CA. Thomas
Beddows '77, is manager/marketing analyst of
j ensen Tools. He lives in Phoenix. Morton R,
Berger Jr, '77, teaches English As a Second
language for the Glendale Union High School
District. He lives in Phoenix. Alan H, Bernard
'77, is a supervisor for the u.s. Postal Service, He
lives in Kodiak, AK. Wendy Black Rodgers '77, is
director of corporate communications for Best
Western International, Inc. She and her husband,
Will, live in Scottsdale, AZ. Susan Bornstein
Freed '77, and her husband, Robert D. Freed '77,
have a son, Michael, age 3. They live in Pomona,
California. Susan is area sales manager, The
Broadway. Dale E, Byars '77, is marketing
director of Commonwealth Oil Refining Co., Inc.
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He lives in Irving, TX. Michael T, Byrne '77, is a
vice preSident of Bank America International. He
has been with them for 14 years. Michael lives in
Atlanta, GA. Paolo M, Ceratto '77, is an area
officer with United Nations Volunteers, in
development work. He lives in Rome, Italy. James
A. Cracco '77, is vice president, marketing, for
Unisys Finance Corporation. He has moved from
Mexico City to Troy, Ml. Patricia E, de la Rosa
'77, is business development manager for the
Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Australia for
Texas Instruments Inc. She lives in jonestown,
TX. Ralph M, Della Ratta,Jr, '77, is vice
president of corporate finance with McDonald &
Company Securities, Inc. He and his wife,
Rosalie Huntzinger '76, and their two children,
Renee and Patrick, live in Indianapolis, IN. Eric
DePoortere '77, joined Schering Plough in
February 1987, as marketing projects manager,
international division. He lives in Belgium. Alan
Dineff '77, is an attorney with Dineff & Dineff in
the Chicago area. He has been traveling in the Far
East representing clients in international trade.
Thomas P. Duinker '77, is managing director for
Oldelft (Far East) Limited, an opticaVelectronic
firm . He and his wife, Barbara, live in Hong Kong.
Sue Gile Whitmer '77, was elected an assistant
vice president in First Pennsylvania Bank's
international department. She will be working
primarily with Western Europe. Sue resides in
Voorhees, New j ersey, with her husband , Scott,
and their son. Stephen F. Grimwood '77, is
director of International Clearing Service, an
options trading company. He lives in Surrey,
United Kingdom. Gerald W, Hallett '77, moved
from Georgia to Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has
two sons. j erry is a marketing manager for IBM.
Robert V. Hart '77, is a vice president of Citicorp.
After working overseas with them for six years, he
now resides in Chicago. Carl-Friedrich Herden
'77, is the marketing manager/Europe for Briggs
& Stratton. A daughter, Eileen Angelika, was born
to Carl-Friedrich and his wife, Margaret, in July
1987. The family lives in Mannheim, West
Germany. Elizabeth Hernandez '77, is financial
planning manager for Northern Telecom in
Dallas, TX. Scott D. Hollingsworth '77, is
CEO/general manager of Foote Cone & Belding,
an advertiSing firm. He and his wife,Jeanne, live
in Caracas, Venezuela. Susie Ingalls Lee '77,
married David Lee. They live in Farmington Hills,
Ml. Scott K,Johnson '77, has been in Tunis,
Tunisia, since 1977 where he is a private sector
advisor for the US. Agency for International
Development. He and his wife haw a daughter,
age 7. Gilyard Kasraee '77, works as a bank
offi cer in the international legal department of
Bank Mellat in Tehran, Iran. Taha-Djalal (Gigi)
Kassama '77, got married a year ago. He is
self-employed as a women's wear fashion
deSigner, restaurant owner, and businessman . He
lives in Algiers, Algeria. Dennis A, Keithly '77,
will be getting married the later part of 1988. He is
a financial planner for IDS/American Express and
writes he still has his old cars and lives in
Torrance, CA. Craig 0 , Klopfleisch '77, is owner
of The Ashley House, a young business that has
tripled in size in two years. He lives in Celina,
OH. Nimrod]. Kovacs '77, is vice president
marketing, programming and communications,
for United Cable Television Corporation. He and
his wife, Norma, have two children, Thsh and Bri,
and live in Highlands, CO. Laurie Kreiger
Kosnopfl '77, was recently nominated as
Michigan Exporter of the Yea r. She is vice
president of Purity Foods, Inc. laurie lives in
Okemos, Ml. Albert T Lawrence '77, returned
from his overseas assignments in j apan and Italy
and is now residing in San Francisco. He is the
deputy contracting officer for the Military Sealift
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Command, Pacific. Natalie Levinson Singleton
'77, is owner of Heritage Hunters, doing
genealogical research and giving classes in tracing
one's own roots. She is also getting her master's in
human resource development at Northeastern
Illinois University. Natalie and her husband ,
Gregory, live in Chicago. Jaroslaw E. Lisewych
'77, is supervisor, customer support and service
engineering at Boeing- Seattle. He has two boys,
ages 8 and 6, and lives in Woodinville, WA.Jil\ A.
Little '77, is manager of international benefits at
Borden Inc., a company dealing in food and
chemicals. She lives in Columbus, OH. William
C. Madison '77, was promoted to vice preSident
of marketing and is an officer in Trace Corp., an
international aerospace marketing company with
offices throughout Europe, Asia and Latin
America which represents various worldwide
manufacturers of aviation systems and products.
Robert S. McEnroe '77, is production and
inventory control manager at Avery International.
He adopted a daughter from Korea in September
1985. Robert lives in Pomona, CA. Melvin Menda
'77, has been studying earthenware in Kumamoto,
japan, for the last two years. In the fall of 1988 he
plans to travel the world studying pottery of the
ancient civilizations. He lives in San Francisco.
Rodolfo Milani '77, is engaged to Linda
Scharfschwerdt. He is vice president of Kidder
Peabody &: Company. Rodolfo moved to San
Diego, California, from New York City. MichaelJ.
Minarich '77, relocated to Chicago from Seoul,
Korea. He is manager, corporate marketing
operations, for G.D. Searle &: Co. Luis A. Moreno
'77, is manager of Datos y Mensajes, Bogota, in
Colombia. He and his wife, Adrianne, have a son,
Nicolas, and are expecting another in December.
Michael C. Mulcahy '77, is the deputy managing
director for Computerland Corp. He lives in
Mosman, N.5.W, Australia. Ross Nelson '77, is
sales engineer for Santa Clara Plastics. He lives in
Boise, \D. Sunday O. Oke '77, is an administra­tive
officer for the federal government of Nigeria.
He lives in Lagos, Nigeria. Frank M. Parsons '77,
works for Baker Hughes, Inc. as the corporate
manager of human resources. He lives in
Richmond, TX. Richard Rechter Leib '77, is the
financial manager of Sony Espana in Barcelona,
Spain. James D. Robinson '77, is director of
compensation and benefits of Schering-Plough
Corp., in consumer products. He and his wife,
Susan, live in Memphis, TN. Thomas Ryan III
'77, is the vice president of purchasing for
Hershey Creamery Co. of Harrisburg, m.J. Rick
Sample '77, has returned to Digital Equipment
corporate headquarters after five years with
Digital in Europe. He is product investment
finance manager. Rick lives in Maynard, MA.
James P. Scott Jr. '77, is western region sales
manager of Structural Dynamics Research Corpo­ration.
He lives in Del Mar, CA. Judy J. Segner
'77, is a direct marketing representative for
Pansophic Systems, Inc. She lives in San
Francisco. John C. Sepulveda '77, is moving to
Sao Paulo, Brazil, with his wife, Rosana, after four
years in Mexico City. He is vice president, client
executive, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Gregory K. Skaggs '77, is president and manager
of G. K. Skaggs Inc. , an import distribution
business. He lives in Key Biscayne, FL.
Christopher C. Stark '77, is director of human
resources for Rea Robin International, a japanese­owned
restaurant company staging for national
expansion. He and his wife, jennifer Cynn Stark,
have a son, james Christopher. They live in
Mission Viejo, CA. Frank H. Stephenson '77, has
changed position from area manager, Europe, to
marketing manager, fiberoptics with Microvasive,
a medical fiberoptic products firm . He lives with
Richard A. Attix 79 Barbara B. Fletcher 79
his wife, jane, in Thunton, MA. Steve (Frank) B.
Stevenson '77, is director, international division,
for the State of North Carolina. He and his wife,
Elizabeth Moore '77, live in Cary, NC. Millar
J.c. White III '77, was appointed export sales
and marketing manager for Samuel Lamont &:
Sons Ltd. of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern
Ireland, manufacturers of Irish linen. JosephJ .
Yurgiewicz '77, married jan Krechting in August
1986. They live in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe is
area manager, Latin America, for Eaton Corpora­tion.
Henry E. Zoller, IV '77, is president and
Carl Ludvik
International banking has occupied
post-Thunderbird days for Carl Ludvik
'61 who is now Manager, Commercial
finanCing for the World Bank. He has
been with the World Bank since 1975
working with other commercial banks
throughout the world to co-finance
projects the World Bank supports.
Ludvik began his career in Citibank's
international division. That job took
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c.E.0. of Boxworks, Inc., a nationwide franchisor
for designer packaging for retail stores. He lives
with his wife, Aspasia, and 3-year-old daughter,
Nikou, in Nashville, TN.
Class oj
1978 November 1989
c. Joseph Atteridge '78, is vice president,
marketing, for American Airlines Inc. He lives in
Fort Worth , TX. Teresa Backstrom Easler '78, is
co-owner of Corporate VIsion Communication, a
videocommunications firm . She and her hus­band,
Chuck, live in Toronto, Canada. Gary C.
Cochran '78, has been named a manager in the
management consulting department of Touche
Ross, the Big Eight accounting, tax and manage­ment
consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. Scott M.
Douglas '78, is managing director of Tele­management
Resources International, Inc., man­agement
consultants. He and his wife live in Lake
Wylie, Sc. Teresa B. Easler '78, has started a
company with her husband doing corporate
video communications and communication con­sulting
in Toronto, Canada. Bernardo A.
Giacometti '78, has left American Express after
six years to become director of Parker Pen Brazil.
He lives in Sao Paulo. Larry G.Jones '78, is
property manager/sales for Aspen Premier Prop­erties
Co. in Colorado. Masao Komiya '78, is a
marketing manager for Citicorp Card Services,
Inc. in Tokyo. Michele Matthews Coquis '78,
writes that a future Tbird has joined her, Rafael
Alejandro Coquisll, born March 27, 1987.Joe
Melillo '78, works for Capsugel Asian Marketing
in Hong Kong. Barbara B. Moore '78, accepted
the position of executive vice president with
Knudson Manufacturing Inc., in September.
Their equipment is used for residential, industrial
and commercial construction. Knudson is located
in Broomfield, CO. TheodoreJ. RectenwaldJr.
'78, is a program representative, community
development, with Save the Children Federation.
He recently visited Thunderbird and spoke on
careers in development and the current situation
him to Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico,
and Nigeria before joining Southeast
N.A., Miami to set up and manage its
international corporate banking group.
Ludvik was among 30 executives
from U.S. industry selected by a Presi­dential
Commission to serve in govern­ment
at comparable management level
positions in 1973-74. He went to the
Treasury Department where he worked
with the Assistant Secretary for Interna­tional
Affairs on developing finance and
private sector participation in develop­ment.
After leaving his government post
he signed on with the World Bank.
Ludvik's oldest daughter, Allison, was
born while her dad was a student at
Thunderbird. In a classic example of
history repeating itself, last May she
graduated from Thunderbird and is also
pursuing an international banking career,
with National Westminister Bank in
New York.
in Mozambique. He lives in Maputo, Mozambique.
Keith E Sanders '78, is director of marketing for
Merlyn Products Inc. He and his wife, Marilyn,
live in Spokane, WA.Joyce R. Sarnotsky '78, is a
trading manager for Cargill Investor Services Inc.,
a futures brokerage. She lives in Zollikon,
Switzerland. Joseph C. Schmieder '78, married
'vI!lerie Sikkema on May 23, 1987. He is vice
president, marketing and sales, for Oliver
Products Company, a manufacturer of medical
packaging and food equipment. The couple live
in Grand Rapids, Ml. David A. Shindel '78, is
president ofDTS Management Corporation, a
software developer. He lives in Scottsdale,
Arizona, with his wife, Tricia. Sara L Shine '78,
has opened her own international consulting
business, Renaissance International, offering
audit, accounting, translation, software, and
investment services. She lives in Miami. Anne A.
Swank '78, works with BeatricelHunt-Wesson
Foods in Fullerton, CA.Jeb S. Syler '78, and his
wife, Dilia, have returned to Texas to head up the
family's livestock firm. Their first child, Ana
Maria, was born in September. W. Bruce \¥.Jlters
'78, and his wife, Carol, had twin daughters,
Rebecca and Nancy, injuly 1987. Bruce was on
home leave at the time from 'llinbu AI-Sinaiyah,
Saudi Arabia, where he works in the data
management department of Saudi Arabian Par­sons
Ltd. Class of •
1979 November 1989
Richard A. Attix '79, is partner ofThe Alexander
Group, an international marketing and trade firm.
He lives in San Francisco. Ali M. Bahaj '79, is
manager of finance for Caterpillar Tractor
Company. He lives in Santiago, Chile. Alexander
L Barge '79, is co-head of merchant banking for
Theodoor Gilssen Bankers N.V. He lives in
Amsterdam. Robert H. Berle '79, works for
Kidder Peabody & Co. in Milan, Italy. Lynn
Kinkead Engstrand '79, is vice president,
business development, for Brady International.
She lives in Redondo Beach, California, and
works in India, China and Southeast Asia.
Michael D. Erdmann '79, is manager of business
analysis for Robert Bosch Corporation, a
manufacturing/automotive firm. He and his wife,
Cheryl, live in Glenview, IL. Barbara Bell
Fletcher '79, is vice president for the First
American Corporation in Nashville, TN. Carol
M. Hanlon '79, is staff manager, international
financial planning, for Bellsouth Corporation, in
telecommunications. She lives in Marietta, GA.
Brian H.Jacobson '79, is an instructor in the
Center for Business Communication in English at
the Graduate Institute of Business Administration
in Bangkok, Thailand. GlBA is a five-year old
cooperative program between Chulalongkorn
University, University of Pennsylvania-Wharton,
and Northwestern-Kellogg. Kathy Jones Cornelius
'79, and her husband, Rick, are opening a bed and
breakfast, the Meander Inn, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains in central Virginia. She is also manager
of federal programs for Genicom Corporation.
Kathy lives in Nellysford, VA. Robert S. Malott
'79, is associate directorlbusiness manager of
Edison Animal Biotechnology Center at Ohio
University. He and his wife, Laiyee, and their
daughter, lilli, and son, Ian, live in Athens, OH.
Jane L Nagy '79, joined Metallgesellschaft Corp.
in New York as a crude oil trader. Jane E. Ross '79,
is an assistant manager with Hospitality Interna­tional,
Inc. (Burger King). She lives in Derry, NH.
Barrett R. Sadler '79, is a marketing representa­tive,
adhesives specialist, for Loctite Corporation.
He lives in Bellevue, WA. Thomas G. Smith '79,
is division representative, joint venture associa­tions,
for Santa Fe Drilling Company. He and his
wife, Anne, live in Long Beach, CA. Carolyn A.
Tolf '79, is a vice president and director, customer
delivery systems, for Citicorp. She lives in
London. Nobuyuki Uemura '79, is a buyer of
video/audio systems with General Electric Com­pany
.. He and his wife, Yoshiko, had a daughter,
Ayaka, in October 1987. They live in Tokyo.
Masakazu Yamagishi '79, is managing director of
'llisui Corporation, in sales and marketing of
machinery. He and his wife, Mihoko, live in
Tokyo.
Class of
1980
Thomas]. Alcedo '80, is serving as deputy
director with CARE International in Khartoum,
Sudan. Christophe S. Bellinger '80, is a vice
president of political risk with American Interna­tional
Group Inc., an insurance firm. He and his
wife, Nancy, live in New York City. Kathleen
Bonar \¥.Jhlberg '80, has moved to San Francisco
where she is director of western operations for
International Voyager Publications, publishers of
cruise ship and ski resort magazines. John
Borden '80, and his wife, Kathy Liu , had a
daughter, Lynna Anne, in August 1987. They live
in Manhasset, NYJohan Breukink '80, is vice
president of Continental Illinois Bank, a whole­sale
and investment bank. He and his wife,
Caroline, live in Brasschaat, Belgium. Janice
Charlton-Hopkins '80, is a sales communication
manager at Everest lSI jennings International. She
lives in Westlake Village, CA. Jeffrey H. Coats
'80, has been named vice president of the Los
Angeles office of GE Credit Corporation's
Acquisition Funding Corporation subsidiary. The
subsidiary is a major provider of funds for
leveraged buyouts, corporate restructuring and
traditional asset-based refinancing nationwide.
James Corley '80, is manager, financial planning,
with Geneva Corporation. He lives in La
Crescenta, CA. Jan-Henrik Dohlen '80 , is the
director for the company he founded in june
1985, Sleipner UK lID, in London. The company
is engaged in corporate finance . He and his wife,
Grace, had a son, Thomas Alexander, injuly
1987. Marshall N. Gabin '80, is marketing
program manager for Hewlett-Packard Co. He
lives in Hong Kong. Kathryn Hennington '80, is
the commercial loan accounting manager for First
RepublicBank Houston. She lives in Houston, TX.
Nand Hill '80, was named director of corporate
art sales at the liIrbox Gallery. She lives in San
Diego. Celena E. Kingman '80, is manager of
export services at Cambridge International
Trading Services. She lives in Wiltham, MA. Tom
C. Kuhnle '80, is vice president and head of
corporate finance at Scancorp Vesta Finance
Group, a merchant banking firm. He and his wife,
Ase, live in Nordas, Norway. Hill T. Martin '80, is
vice preSident of Energy Capital Service, an
oiVgas merchant banker. He lives in Dallas, TX.
Xavier Matesanz '80, is the export sales manager
for All Interiors Supply, Inc. in Hialeah, Florida.
He writes, "just returned from MalaYSia with
Donn International. Had a great time and left
company in the good hands of Lip Chee Lee '84."
Gertrude S. Muloli Kopiyo '80, works for The
Legend, a project management and marketing
consultant firm in imports/exports. She resides in
Nairobi, Kenya. Haruko Hashiguchi Nagai '80,
married Hioshi Nagai in April 1987. They reside
in Saitama Ken,japan. David E. Netz 'SO, is
project manager at Rocky MountainflAAC in
Boulder, CO. Gregg A. Palombo '80, was
promoted to district manager at Schenc-Trebel.
He lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.Joaquin
Pericas '80, is a manager of consumer research for
Kellogg Co. He and his wife, Christina, live in
Battle Creek, Ml. David R. Perry '80, joined the
management consulting division ofTouche Ross.
He will lead the financial institution consulting
Voegele was a U.S. Air Force Captain,
who transferred skills he acquired in
the military to a civilian job with
Lockheed. The company sent him to
train Saudi officers to control aircraft.
After studying at Thunderbird he went
back to Saudi Arabia as an aerospace
contract administrator for Hughes Air­craft,
and later worked for a Saudi
businessman assisting foreign compa-
Roger Voegele nies who provided government opera-
After spending nine of the last eleven tions and maintenance.
years abroad, Roger Voegele '78 is read- He has recently returned to Chicago
justing to life in the United States. to revitalize a family-owned business;
Voegele, who was instrumental in orga- Voegele says he looks forward to return­nizing
Thunderbirds in Saudi Arabia, has ing to international business. In the
a new appreCiation for the right to meantime, he's getting to know other
assemble. Saudi policy that bans clubs Chicago area Tbirds in his role as
required creative organizational skills Career Development Chairman for the
to avoid conflict. local Thunderbird alumni organization.
The absence of a Saudia Arabian The chapter is hoping to expand atten-version
of the Yellow Pages or even street dance to include more early graduates.
addresses and the totally different cul- About 600 Thunderbirds reside in the
ture, however, made getting together Chicago area. In addition, Voegele and
with other Thunderbirds essential for Jeri Towner-Denniston will co-chair
doing business effectively. their class lO-year reunion.
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practice for the Dallas office. Jan Schuttert '80,
has formed a company, We

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American Graduate School of International Management Winter 1987-88
,
It's official: Thunderbird is
ranked the number one inter­national
business master's
degree in the United States,
according to an article in the
fall 1987 issue of the Journal of
International Business Studies.
The study, done by Lee C.
Nehrt, retired Owens-Illinois
Professor ofInternational Busi­ness,
Ohio State University,
used 18 criteria to rank the inter­national
programs in U.S. busi­ness
schools. The author sur­veyed
52 colleges of business
known to have good programs
in international business.
Responses were received from
42 of the schools.
Criteria in which
Thunderbird ranked number
one included:
• Number of international busi­ness
majors graduating.
• Number of international busi­ness
courses.
• Use of computerized interna­tional
business games.
• Number of international non­business
courses required.
• Use of international business
executives as guest speakers.
• Number of full-time faculty
who taught international
business courses during the
previous three years.
Thunderbird also ranked
high in the following criteria:
• Amount of foreign language
required.
• Special international business
programs available to interna­tional
business majors.
• Percentage of faculty with for­eign
language competence.
Other criteria related to
GMi\[ scores, student experience!
age, faculty doctorate major,
faculty international work and
teaching experience, books and
articles published, and size of
doctoral program.
The author reports that seven
schools often mentioned as
having strong international
programs do not have an inter­national
business major or
concentration available to their
master's students. Those are
Berkeley, Harvard, Illinois,
Michigan, North Carolina,
Stanford, and UCLA. 'They do,
of course, offer an MBA and
they do have international
business courses available as
electives," reported Nehrt .
Dartmouth, Kent State, Ohio
University, Oregon, and Tulane,
were also found not to have an
international business major at
the master's level.
Thunderbird currently has School also offers eight languages:
70 full-time faculty. In addition, Arabic, Chinese, French,
more than 90 international German, Japanese, Portuguese,
business executives visited cam- Spanish, and English as a
pus in the past year as guest Second Language.
lecturers. Thunderbird has an enroll-
Course offerings include 51 mem of 1,073 students, 25 per­graduate
international studies cent of which are foreign
courses, and 45 graduate inter- students. The average age is 27.
national business courses. The
+
The 18 criteria cited in the
Journal of International Busi­ness
Studies article were com­bined
into an overall ranking
by assigning a weight of 5 for
first rank, 4 for second, etc.
The following table shows the
sum of the individual scores
for the top 14 schools in the
survey:
Sum of
Rank School Individual Scores
1 Thunderbird 41
2 University of South Carolina 36
3 George Washington University 19
4 New York University 17
5 Hawaii 13
6 City University of New York 12
6 Georgetown 12
6 New Mexico 12
9 Georgia State 10
9 Indiana 10
9 MIT 10
12 American 9
13 Monterey 8
14 Brigham Young 7
14 Texas-Dallas 7
CONTENTS
2
Internships
Thunderbirds work for
the corporate world
8
Campus News
13
Thunderbird Network
16
Updates
Thunderbird Magazine
Winter 1987-88
Quarterly magazine of
the Alumni Relations
Office of the American
Graduate School of
International Management
Thunderbird Carrlpus,
Glendale, AZ. 85306
(602}978-7135
TELEX 187123
American Graduate Thunderbird Alumni
School of International AssociatIon 1987-88
~omfl1lJl1icatiQn Board of DIrectors
and Editor: Chairman of the Board
Nelda S. Crowe" Stephen E Hall '69
Managing Editor and Wri1er: President
Carol A Naftzger William M. johnson. Jr. '60
Communication Secre1aries' VICe President
Joann Toole . Peggy A Peckham 74
jeanne Tumer Treasurer
Contributing Writer:
Dorothy Tegeler
Nelda S. CrO'lVeIl
Photography:
Norman G. CrO'lVeIi
Linda Enger Photography
Bob Rink
Kent Sievers Photography
Design:
Pat Kenny Graphic Design
Director of Alumni
Relations and Publisher:
Bobbie M. Boyd
Alumni Relations Staff:
Catherine Snelling
Executive Secretaryl
Office Manager
Donna Cleland
Data Base Administrator
lvoneWel\s
Secretaryl Assistant
Pearl L. Anderson
Records Assistant
Darleen Moller
Receptionist
Douglas R. Queltand 72
Secretary
Bobbie M. Boyd
Past President
Charles M. Stockholm '56
Ex Officio Members
William C. Tumer
William Voris
Board Members
Eric A Denniston '80
Jack E. Donnelly '60
John A Florida '62
Robert G. Lees 77
Scotty McNutt '88
Larry K Mellinger '68
Gary L. Pacific 72
Thomas A. Peterson 77
Mariya A. Toohey 78
jeri R Towner
Denniston 78
Roger N. Voegele 78
Daniel D. Witcher 'SO
Clarence H. Yahn, jr. '62
Honorary Board Members
Joseph M. Klein '47
Berger Erickson '86
On the Cover: Faith
Massingale, vice president.
asset fTOUP product manage,
Citibank. looks on as intern
Stuart Hinson worl:s on a
marketing project
Students trade the classroom for a taste
What do a mechanical engineer and
an exploration geologist have in com­mon?
Answer: Thunderbird intern­ships.
Both are students who have spent
the past semester broadening their
knowledge and exploring new careers
through the Thunderbird Graduate
Management Internship.
• As interns, students receive three
semester hours of credit while working
on an actual job. The participating
employer must provide a preplanned,
profeSSional work assignment relating
to the student'S academic objectives and
career interests. Learning objectives are
clearly defined. Students are required
to keep in touch with the program direc­tor,
file interim reports, and submit a
final paper showing how the work expe­rience
is integrated with the academic
objectives.
Students may enroll for either a full­time
internship, in which they forego
other classroom work for the entire
semester to take the internship or they
may participate in a "parallel" intern­ship
in which they go to class part time
and work part time.
D. R. Belisle, assistant vice president
and director of employer relations,
began the internship program in 1983.
He describes it as a "wiri-win situa­tion."
All of the interns benefit by real­izing
growth and maturity. For the
younger student, it's also an opportu­nity
to experience work in the outside
world; for the older student, it provides
a taste of a new career.
The employer benefits from student
talent and skills on special projects that
might be deferred due to lack of man­power,
time, or budget. The firm also
has the opportunity to determine a stu­dent's
career potential without making
a long-term commitment.
To hold an internship, a student must
"In today's world,
you need a global idea of
what is going on. You need
to know if the dollar
rises and the mark declines
what the effect will be."
THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE
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- Terrence Crowley, Intern
Honeywell
of the corporate world
kst Germany.
Steven B. Schaefer '74, is the Asia Pacific area
manager for Motorola Asia Ltd. He and his wife,
Nancy, live in Hong Kong. Par Shaw Loomis '74,
and her husband, William, had a son, Spencer, in
July 1987. Par is in advertising sales for
Minneapolis SI. Paul Magazine. James M. Sherfey
'74, is president and CEO of CD Technologies,
Inc., a computer software development firm. He
and his wife, Arlene, live in Carmel, CA.
Class of
1975
Mark W. Andersen '75, has started up the new
in-house promotion department of Hershey
Foods Corporation and continues to act as
director of marketing for Hershey Pasta Group. He
lives in Hershey, 11\. Michael E Bell '75, is
manager of human resources for Lucas Aerospace
Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace components.
He and his wife, Patricia, live in Sterling, VA.
Taylor Collings '75, was recently promoted to
senior vice preSident, production, of Sullivan
Payne Co. in Seattle, WA.John Corral '75 , is area
manager, South America, of Baxter Travenol
International, a medical sales firm. He lives with
his wife, Mayra, in Miami. K. A. "Casey"
Cummings '75, is living in Fairfax, Virginia, with
his wife, Linda, and their two sons, Darren, 7, and
Mark, 3. Casey is vice president of Winthrop
Financial, a real estate investment firm. Roy de
Motte '75, has established his own foreign trade
company's first Mexican-based sales
manager in 1958. He was soon pro­moted
to area manager and helped
open sales territory in many countries.
Except for a brief hiatus in Michigan in
1963, Rogstad lived abroad for 26 years.
The route back to Kalamazoo has
included stops in 82 countries and
colonies, some of which he has visited
or lived in several times.
The Rogstad's three children were
born outside of the u.s. Familyadven­tures
abroad would provide tinder for
many hours of fireside storytelling. True
tales include the day in the early '70s
when the Rogstad parents thwarted a
kidnapping attempt by six gun-toting
Argentinians. On the lighter side, there's
the day the Peruvian doctor assumed
that a company located in Kalamazoo
must be Japanese.
Rogstad reports he runs into Thunder­birds
in many countries, many of whom
strike up a conversation after noticing
his distinctive Tbird ring.
K. Barr-Hovsepian 76 Ralph Della Ratto 77
company, dMT, in Munich, specializing in
consulting and products for environmental
protection. Philippe Deymes '75, married Henny
Polii Dengan on October 24,1987 in Paris.
Richard A. Floyd '75 , is president and owner of
lasting Endearments, a manufacturer of collecti­bles.
He and his wife, Noriko, live in laguna
Beach, CA. Robert W. Hartman '75, is an
investment real estate broker with REIMAX
Investment Group. He lives in laguna Niguel,
CA. Leland G. Henken '75, has accepted a new
position as vice president for Angles Securities.
He lives in Pacific Palisades, CA. Dale R.Jackson
'75 , is vice president of purchasing for Continen­tal
Grain Co. He lives in Naperville, IL.]. Paige
Lambert '75, is owner of]. Plambert, Ltd .
International Marketing. She lives in Portland,
OR. Kevin P. O'Donnell '75, was interviewed in
thejuly/August issue of Group PracticeJournal. He
is chairman of Healthcare Resources of America
in Lewisville, TX. Michel Rittenberg '75, was
elected a vice president of Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner and Smith in August 1987. He lives in
Madison, N]. Richard A. Storch '75, has formed
Storch International Inc., dealing in the
export/import of home furnishings and consult­ing.
He lives in Madison, WI. Roger W. Titley
'75, was promoted to vice president/director
international development for Sheraton Interna-tional
in Boston. Paul Tveit '75, is responsible for
commercial affairs in the US. Consulate General.
He and his wife, Chris, moved from West Berlin to
jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
John R. Austin '76, has been elected preSident of
the San Francisco chapter of the International
Association for Financial Planning, Inc. Kristen
Barr Hovsepian '76, is an assistant professor at
Ashland College and working on her DBA at Kent
State University. She lives in Ashland, Ohio, with
her husband , james, and her son, Nicholas.
Bruce H. Burlington '76, is vice president of
Privatbanken NS. He lives in New York City. Adul
Chatnilbandh '76, has resigned from Cargill Ltd .
in Thailand to form his own company, CFI B